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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  10
• Lot Description:
  A Japanese Polychrome Wood Figure of Bishamonten, Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
  the guardian figure of the North, in a wrathful stance in full armour, his hair brushed back in flaming braids, the staring eyes inlaid in glass, traces of his original metal headdress and original pigment, including gilt; fitted stand
  40 cm high
• Provenance:
  Brian Harkins, London, 1/8/2006
• Exhibited:
  The Golden Journey, Japanese Art from Australian Collections, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, March-May 2009.
• References:
  James Bennett & Amy Reigle Newland, The Golden Journey, Japanese Art from Australian Collections, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, March-May 2009, pp. 42 & 43. See Tokyo National Museum for another guardian figure with a similar gesture, museum no. C-1852.
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 25,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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