Lot 449
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Of lacquered wood, modelled as two standing deities on stands.
VIEW IN MELBOURNE
55.5cm high
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
These guardian figures were modelled to stand at either side of the entrance gate to a Buddhist temple with a mission of warding off danger and evil forces. Fierce defenders of the faith, they have intense expressions and powerful bodies, the fingers spread out or tightly clasped, one figure holding a thunderbolt (vajra). The mouth of one guardian is closed to represent the Buddhist incantation 'Un' and the mouth of the other is open to represent the incantation 'Ah'
Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8261
6:30pm - 8 October 2018
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6.30PM AUSTRALIAN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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