Lot 318 - A211AS Art d'Asie : Japon, Inde, Asie du Sud-Est - mardi, 26. novembre 2024, 14h00
A WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN (GUARDIAN KING OF THE NORTH).
Japan, 18th/19th c. Height 100 cm, figure 60 cm.
Polychrome paint. Wearing armour with a tiger skin on his back, a pagoda in one hand and a lance in the other, the fierce-looking protector of the Dharma teachings stands with one foot on a demon (jyaki), symbolising the subjugation of evil. Traces of age.
Provenance: Old Swiss private collection from Southern Switzerland.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)