A WHITE-GLAZED HIRADO FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, LATE EDO TO MEIJI PERIOD
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Japan, 19th century. Finely modeled as the Buddha Amitabha seated in dhyanasana with his hands lowered in mida no join, wearing loose-fitting monastic robes falling in graceful folds, his serene face with downcast eyes, the hair arranged in tight curls over the ushnisha, flanked by pierced earlobes. Covered overall in a finely crackled glaze of a blue-tinted white color save for the underside left unglazed.
Provenance: From a private estate in Paris, France.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and some firing flaws including a firing crack. The cushion with wear, loose thread, fading, and minor losses.
Weight: 4.5 kg (excl. cushion)
Dimensions: Height the figure 32.3 cm (excl. cushion), 35.5 x 26 cm
With an old, finely woven cushion acting as the base for the figure. (2)
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