Stone Lantern Ishi-Doro Buddha Tea Garden Edo 17 c.

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1700: item #1105574
438

Stone lantern sculpted in six parts from a fine-grained gray-hued igneous stone. Dated on the pedestal to the third year of the Tenwa Era (1683), early-Edo Period. Surface loss to the exterior of the firebox; otherwise, very good condition.

Total height of approximately 188 cm.

A notably handsome and sturdy Kasuga-style hexagonal lantern with i... Click for details

Stone Sho-Kannon Bosatsu Bodhisattva Buddha Edo 18 c.

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1800: item #1101349
435

Standing Sho-Kannon Bosatsu sculpted in relief from a dense, high-quality sandstone, the left hand holding a long-stemmed lotus blossom and the right forming the semui-in mudra of fearlessness. Clearly dated to the third year of the Kansei Era (1791), late-Edo Period. Virtually pristine condition.

Height: 55.1 cm
Width: 22.0 cm... Click for details

Stone Muhoto Ranto Stupa Pagoda Zen Buddhism Edo

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1800: item #1101171
434

Muhoto stupa with lotus-form dais sculpted from sandstone. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1700. Good lichen accumulation.

Total height: 47 cm
Diameter of lotus-form dais: 22 cm

Referred to in the literature as a muhoto but commonly called a ranto (lit. egg stupa), this distinctiv... Click for details

Stone Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu Bodhisattva Edo 18/19 c.

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1800: item #1101098
433

Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu sculpted in relief from a sedimentary stone composed largely of volcanic ash. Mid- to late-Edo Period ca. 1775. Very minor old loss. Variegated lichen accumulation.

Height: 33.7 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Depth: 11.2 cm.... Click for details

Stone Granite Amida Nyorai Buddha Muromachi 15/16 c.

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1700: item #1099398
432

Seated Amida Buddha, the hands placed centrally on the lap in the Amida jo-in concentration mudra, sculpted in relief from a salmon-hued granite. Muromachi Period ca. 1500. Old loss.

Height: 38.2 cm
Width: 21. 8 cm
Depth: 11.2 cm... Click for details

Stone Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu Bodhisattva Jizo Edo 18 c.

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1800: item #1098805
431

Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu in characteristic seated pose of royal ease, figurally sculpted from a gray-hued sedimentary stone. Clearly dated on the back to the opening year of the Kanpo Era (1741), mid-Edo Period. Very minor old loss. Light lichen accumulation.

Height: 44 cm
Width: 25 cm... Click for details

Stone Gorinto 5-Tiered Stupa Pagoda Muromachi 16 c.

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1700: item #1096306
428

Gorinto (lit. five-tiered stupa) sculpted in one piece from an especially hard sedimentary stone. Late-Muromachi Period ca. 1550. Very minor old loss.

Height: 48.2 cm
Width/depth of base: 13.8 cm.

The gorinto is a uniquely Japanese style of stupa comprising five geome... Click for details

Stone Water Basin Mizubachi Chouzubachi Lantern Edo

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1800: item #1095840
427

Round water basin sculpted from a gray-hued igneous stone. Edo Period ca. 1800. Minor old edge loss, with neither cracks nor holes. Overall lichen accumulation lending the stone a green cast.

Height: 22.5 cm
Diameter: 46 cm
Depth of basin: 14 cm.... Click for details

Natural-Form Stone Water Basin Mizubachi Lantern

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1800: item #1095456
426

Water basin fashioned from a natural-form igneous stone.

Length: 76 cm
Width: 34 cm
Height: 18 cm
Depth of round basin: 10 cm... Click for details

Stone Jizo Bosatsu Bodhisattva Buddha Kannon Edo 18 c.

Japanese: Sculpture: Other Pre 1800: item #1094732
425

Standing Jizo Bosatsu figurally sculpted from a gray-hued sandstone, a hoju (sacred jewel) balanced atop the covered hands. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1750. Softening of the lines and contours overall. Good lichen accumulation.

Height: 36.4 cm
Diameter of circular base: 13.5 cm.... Click for details