A RARE LACQUER ZUSHI WITH AMIDA AND ACOLYTES
A RARE LACQUER ZUSHI (PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE) WITH A TRIAD OF AMIDA AND ACOLYTES
Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The central figure of Amida standing atop a lotus dais supported on a hexagonal stepped base carved with geometric designs and swirling clouds, his hands held in raigou-in mudra, welcoming the dead into his Pure Land, backed by a kohai (aureole) with swirling clouds and a central stylized floral-sun design. He is flanked by two standing acolytes with similarly carved bases and aureoles.
The doors are finely painted to the interior with the Twelve Heavenly Generals (Juni Shinsho). The shrine of roiro with hinged doors and gilt-metal fittings finely chased with foliate scroll against a punched ground, some of flowerhead or lotus-form.
HEIGHT 41 cm
Condition: In overall good condition with old wear, natural age cracks and splits, small nicks, light scratches, little flaking to lacquer, and few minor losses. Possibly small old repairs and minor touchups. The ensemble of doors, sides and roof of the shrine is separate from the base.
Provenance: Christian Magnier, Japon Antique, Paris, 19 November 2008. Jane and Robert Coppenrath, acquired from the above. A copy of a handwritten expertise, signed by Christian Magnier, dated 19 November 2008, and dating the zushi to the mid-Edo period, c. 1750, accompanies this lot. Jane (d. 2020) and Robert Coppenrath (d. 2017) were collectors of Japanese, African, and Inuit art based in Montreal. Jane, a native of the United Kingdom, and Robert, a native of France, began their careers in Canada in the early 1970s. Robert owned an antiques shop while Jane worked in an art gallery. They were avid travelers and adventurers, with visits to antique shops in Brussels, art galleries in Paris and Berlin, and antique vendors in Bombay, Bangkok, and Tokyo, among others.
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A RARE LACQUER ZUSHI (PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE) WITH A TRIAD OF AMIDA AND ACOLYTES
Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The central figure of Amida standing atop a lotus dais supported on a hexagonal stepped base carved with geometric designs and swirling clouds, his hands held in raigou-in mudra, welcoming the dead into his Pure Land, backed by a kohai (aureole) with swirling clouds and a central stylized floral-sun design. He is flanked by two standing acolytes with similarly carved bases and aureoles.
The doors are finely painted to the interior with the Twelve Heavenly Generals (Juni Shinsho). The shrine of roiro with hinged doors and gilt-metal fittings finely chased with foliate scroll against a punched ground, some of flowerhead or lotus-form.
HEIGHT 41 cm
Condition: In overall good condition with old wear, natural age cracks and splits, small nicks, light scratches, little flaking to lacquer, and few minor losses. Possibly small old repairs and minor touchups. The ensemble of doors, sides and roof of the shrine is separate from the base.
Provenance: Christian Magnier, Japon Antique, Paris, 19 November 2008. Jane and Robert Coppenrath, acquired from the above. A copy of a handwritten expertise, signed by Christian Magnier, dated 19 November 2008, and dating the zushi to the mid-Edo period, c. 1750, accompanies this lot. Jane (d. 2020) and Robert Coppenrath (d. 2017) were collectors of Japanese, African, and Inuit art based in Montreal. Jane, a native of the United Kingdom, and Robert, a native of France, began their careers in Canada in the early 1970s. Robert owned an antiques shop while Jane worked in an art gallery. They were avid travelers and adventurers, with visits to antique shops in Brussels, art galleries in Paris and Berlin, and antique vendors in Bombay, Bangkok, and Tokyo, among others.
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