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

This anonymous Edo period hanging scroll depicts Nyorai Kojin, a protective deity against disaster, rendered in ink, color, gold and silver leaf on silk. The work exemplifies the refined technique and spiritual iconography of Japanese Buddhist art from the 17th-18th centuries.

Medium
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
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Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

October 26, 2021

Estimate: $7,000 – $10,000

Lot 66

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

This anonymous Edo period hanging scroll depicts Nyorai Kojin, a protective deity against disaster, rendered in ink, color, gold and silver leaf on silk. The work exemplifies the refined technique and spiritual iconography of Japanese Buddhist art from the 17th-18th centuries.

Medium
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
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ink On Silk, Symbolic, Ornate, Deity, Japanese, Traditional, Hanging Scroll, Religious, Gold leaf, Edo Period

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago