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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  83
• Lot Description:
  A fine Japanese Zushi Travelling Buddhist Shrine, Edo Period
  in the original shrine box with a gilt sitting Buddha on a lotus flower, Edo Period
  36 x 20 x 15 cm
• Provenance:
  Todd Barlin Collection.
• Notes:
  This small, portable shrine called a zushi in Japanese merges sacred and personal space because it can be held in the hand while serving as a container for a Buddhist image. Though it resembles a simple box covered in plain black lacquer when its doors are closed, extravagant designs and a colorful sculpture of a Buddha emerge when the doors open
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 700
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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