Vtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Kukai Wood Figurine
This is a Japanese vintage carved wood figurine of Kukai (or Kobo Daishi), the founder of the Shindon school in Japan and a very important figure of Japanese Buddhism. This wooden figurine is painted in ocre yellow and brown. Kukai is holding a vajra in his right hand and a juzu prayer beads bracelet in his left hand. The figurine is sitting on a lacquered wood stand in a classic Buddhist black and gold style.
- Ocre, brown, black, gold
- Wood, lacquer
- C1970
- Item weight: 402 grams
- Packed weight: 800 grams
- Approx. 14.7 cm long x 12 cm wide x 18.5 cm tall
- Great condition. Some marks. Please see the photos.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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