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LOT 2002
Japanese Lacquered Gilt Wood Zushi
EDO PERIOD, 1615-1868 A.D.
4 1/4 in. (26 grams, 10.9 cm).
A zushi miniature portable Buddhist shrine with two fold-out doors and standing figure of Buddha within, gilded and painted doors. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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