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A painted and lacquered wooden sculpture of a monk, Japan, 19th century.
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Depicting a monk with the hands in anjali mudra, seated on a rectangular base painted with stripes like on a carpet, the inscription to the base translates to 'he works as a buddhist sculptor in the castle and his name is Ungan'. Height 18.5 cm.

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Provenance

Purchased by a Swedish collector of buddhist art from Strombergs Antik, 1998/1999, Stora Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Literature

Compare with sculptures in Buddhism, Art and Faith by B. Zwalf, 1985, fig. 364, page 249. and 254.

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