A lacquered and gilded wood figure of Amida Nyorai. Edo period, probably late 17th century - image-1

Lot 503 Dα

A lacquered and gilded wood figure of Amida Nyorai. Edo period, probably late 17th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 5.500 € (incl. premium)

A lacquered and gilded wood figure of Amida Nyorai. Edo period, probably late 17th century

Standing on a large lotus blossom above a circle of lotus blossom leaves and a round and stepped richly decorated base, both hands in raigô-in, behind the figure a mandorla carved in openwork with flames (probably of later date, restored). The eyes and both urna of glass.
Total height 83 cm

Provenance

Collection Katharina and Alfred Hugo Schütte (1887-1958), Cologne, and thence by descent