South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts

Live Auction, 4 February 2013

Decorative Arts
  • A Japanese black lacquer and metal-mounted travelling shrine, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000

About this Item

A Japanese black lacquer and metal-mounted travelling shrine, 19th century rectangular with domed top, rounded corners and hinged doors, the interior containing the figure of the Bodhisattra Sho Kannon seated cross legged on a lotus throne before a flame-shaped mandorla, shrine with damage, 33cm high, Bodhisattra 25cm high


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