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A FINE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, MUROMACHI TO MOMOYAMA PERIOD
Lot 156 - JPN0625
Japan, 16th-17th century, Muromachi period (1336-1573) to Momoyama period (1573-1615)
Of yosegi (jointed) construction, the Lord of the Western Paradise seated in dhyanasana with his hands lowered in mida jo-in, wearing a loose-fitting robe opening at the chest and cascading in voluminous folds, his serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes inlaid in crystal, centered by a byakugo (urna), the hair arranged in neatly incised snail-shell curls over the domed ushnisha centered by a nikkeishu. The double-lotus base carved with a beaded upper rim.
HEIGHT 54 cm
Condition: Superb condition with old wear, expected rubbing and flaking to lacquer and gilding, few shallow chips, few small age cracks, the base with minor signs of insect activity, the mandorla lost.
Yosegi-zukuri, or joined wood-block construction, is a sculpting method in which several rectangular blocks of wood are individually selected and carved into shapes. Yosegi-zukuri, together with ichiboku-zukuri (single block construction), are the two main techniques associated with wood sculpture in Japan. There were several advantages to a sculpture made from multiple blocks of wood. It was much lighter than one carved out of a single block of wood. The technique also helped to minimize the cracking of the wood caused by the outside layer drying faster than the core of the sculpture.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related lacquered wood figure of Amida Buddha, dated to the 17th-18th century, 43 cm high, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 18 March 2008, New York, lot 189 (sold for USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).
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