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Lot no. 311
A WOOD FIGURE OF THE SEATED ENMA-O (KING ENMA) Japan, Momoyama/early Edo period, height 35.5 cm. With remnants of black paint, the expressive eyes are inlaid. The bearded, grim-looking guardian king of the hell wears his typical official cap, which emphasizes his bureaucratic function as a judge of the underworld. Rest. and cracks. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection from Southern Switzerland. ------------------------------------------------- SITZENDER ENMA-O (KΦNIG ENMA). Japan, Momoyama-/frόhe Edo-Zeit, H 35,5 cm. Holz mit Resten von schwarzer Fassung, die ausdrucksstarken Augen sind eingelegt. Der bδrtige, grimmig blickende Richter der Unterwelt trδgt seine typische Beamtenmόtze, die seine bόrokratische Funktion als Richter unterstreicht. Rest. u. Risse. Provenienz: Alte Schweizer Privatsammlung aus dem Tessin.
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8031 Zürich - Switzerland
06/18/2024
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