Shrine (1) - Red lacquer and gold leaf - Lacquered wood - Saint Nichiren - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Wonderful large-sized zushi (52. 5 cm) in red lacquered wood (rare) and decorated with gold leaves featuring the saint Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period in the 13th century, founder of the Holke-shū school (Lotus school) . Behind the statue of the monk Nichiren is a golden, openworked mandorla with two bluish-haired Nyorai above it! Exceptional piece in excellent condition!
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Wonderful large-sized zushi (52. 5 cm) in red lacquered wood (rare) and decorated with gold leaves featuring the saint Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period in the 13th century, founder of the Holke-shū school (Lotus school) . Behind the statue of the monk Nichiren is a golden, openworked mandorla with two bluish-haired Nyorai above it! Exceptional piece in excellent condition!
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