A small polychrome wood figure of Kishimonjin (Hariti)
A small polychrome wood figure of Kishimonjin (Hariti)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Also known as Kariteimo, a Buddhist protector of children and the Lotus Sutra, standing in Chinese-style robes and cradling an infant in her left arm, her right hand positioned to hold a spray of fruiting pomegranates (now missing), the figure set on a rockwork base and framed by a gilt-bronze nimbus with three flaming jewels on lotus petals
25cm high (including mandorla)
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A small polychrome wood figure of Kishimonjin (Hariti)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Also known as Kariteimo, a Buddhist protector of children and the Lotus Sutra, standing in Chinese-style robes and cradling an infant in her left arm, her right hand positioned to hold a spray of fruiting pomegranates (now missing), the figure set on a rockwork base and framed by a gilt-bronze nimbus with three flaming jewels on lotus petals
25cm high (including mandorla)
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