Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

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Anonymous | Nyorai Kojin, Protector of the Hearth | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

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November 5, 03:05 PM GMT

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7,000 - 10,000 GBP

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Anonymous

Nyorai Kojin, Protector of the Hearth

Edo period, 17th - 18th century 


a hanging scroll; ink, colour, gold and silver leaf on silk, depicting Nyorai Kojin, a deity protecting against disaster, and resembling of Kongosatta (Vajrasattva), seated on a lotus pedestal 

91.3 × 38.5 cm., 36 x 15⅛ in. (including frame)

Setoda-cho Kyoiku-iinkai ed., Setoda-choshi Kozanji-hen [Town history of Setoda: Kozanji part], (Setoda, 2001), fig. 3-2-161.