Lot 315 - A211AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday, 26. November 2024, 02.00 PM
A SEATED YAKUSHI NYORAI.
Japan, Edo period, 18th/19th c. Overall height 79 cm, figure 36.5 cm.
Wood with gold over black and red lacquer, the slightly open eyes in the softly carved face are inlaid in crystal (gyokugan). The Medicine Buddha rests on a high lotus pedestal, his right hand is raised in the mudra of fearlessness, his left carries the vessel with healing nectar. Min. dam. and rest.
Provenance: Old Swiss private collection from Southern Switzerland.
CHF 3 500 / 5 500 | (€ 3 610 / 5 670)
Sold for CHF 3 000 (hammer price)
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