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A WOOD KURA DOOR DEPICTING A TETHERED HORSE
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06月13日 下午4点 开拍 / 06月11日 下午3点 截止委托
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A WOOD KURA DOOR DEPICTING A TETHERED HORSEJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)Ink and pigments on wood. Finely painted to depict a white horse tethered to a staff with gilt-mounts and terminating in a mythical beast finial. The horse with its head lowered, a knotted parcel under its head, and the back with a rug painted with flying birds. A metal door clasp to one side.SIZE 127.3 x 73.5 cmCondition: Good condition with traces of use and wear to pigments. Scratches, nicks, and natural imperfections including age cracks and splinters to the edges.Provenance: Ex-collection Janette Ostier (1921-2014).This door panel is reminiscent of wooden votive tablets called ema which were made for display at shrines affiliated with Japan’s native religion, Shinto. Ema were placed by individuals as personal prayers. They would be displayed in the open air where gods could see them, or hung in pairs, guarding the entrance to the shrine’s main worship hall. E means “picture” or “painting” and uma means “horse,” therefore, ema literally means “horse picture.” Originally, noblemen gave horses as offerings when asking for assistance at Shinto shrines. The gift of a black horse was considered appropriate when requesting rain for the crops during a drought, whereas a white horse was suitable in case of a flood. Since only the wealthiest could afford to donate real horses, the custom was eventually altered to permit offerings of wooden horse figures and then paintings of horses.Auction comparison:Compare a related ema (votive plaque) depicting a horse, dated to the 19th century, at Christie’s, Japanese Art & Design Including Arts of The Samurai, 9 November 2011, London, lot 227 (sold for GBP 1,500 or approx. EUR 3,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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拍品估价:1,000 - 2,000 欧元 起拍价格:1,000 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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