A Standing Figure of Jizo Bosatsu Edo Period 17th century P...

Estimate

£4,000 - £6,000

A Standing Figure of Jizo Bosatsu
Edo Period
17th century

Property of a Lady

Dimensions: 
41.5cm (H)

Provenance:
Yamanaka & Co., Kyoto, Japan
Sold to the vendor’s father in the 1960s

Lot Essay:
The carved wood figure with separate diza [stand], kohai [halo] and shakujo [staff], the face, chest and hands with ochre pigment, the byakugo [whirl of hair in the centre of the forehead] of crystal, the lips with red pigment, the reliquary with gold lacquer, the
robes with extensive decoration of gold lacquer and colour, the stand with an elaborately carved rock formation and a conventional lotus pedestal in stages.

Note: 
This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity and 1960s box from Yamanaka & Co., Kyoto, Japan.