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A GILT AND POLYCHROME-WOOD TEMPLE STATUE OF A HEAVENLY GENERAL, JUNI SHINSHO, KAMAKURA PERIOD
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09月11日 下午5点 开拍
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A GILT AND POLYCHROME-WOOD TEMPLE STATUE OF A HEAVENLY GENERAL, JUNI SHINSHO, KAMAKURA PERIOD
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

Published: Jean-Paul Desroches (ed.) et al, Two Americans in Paris: A Quest for Asian Art, Paris, 2016, p. 248, no. 386.

Exhibited:
1. Pointe-à-Callière Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Montréal, 17 November 2016-19 March 2017.
2. Kimbell Art Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Fort Worth, Texas, 4 March-19 August 2018.

Japan, 13th-14th century. Finely carved and elaborately painted in polychrome pigments, the heavenly general balancing on one foot, holding his right hand up, clutched in a fist, wearing a tiger’s skin, heavy-plated armor with elaborate detailing and foliate and wan designs. His red face bearing a fierce expression, his mouth open, his wild bloodshot eyes painted with gilt behind transparent rock crystal, his hair flowing behind his metal halo.

Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.
Condition: Good condition with wear and natural imperfection including age cracks and fissures. Nicks, scratches, flaking and rubbing to pigment, chips and small losses, and signs of weathering and erosion. Small repairs with associated touchups. The attribute previously held in the right hand is lost.

Weight: 2,887 g
Dimensions: Height 55 cm (excl. stand), 59.5 cm (incl. stand)

The Twelve Heavenly Generals, also known as Juni Shinsho, are the protective deities of Yakushi (Bhaisajyaguru in Sanskrit) and his followers; Bhaisjyaguru is the buddha of healing and medicine in Mahayana Buddhism. Each of the Twelve Divine Generals embodies a vow taken by Yakushi to heal ailments of the body and mind. Responsible for protecting the faithful and vanquishing the enemies of Buddhism, they are depicted with ferocious countenances, wearing armor, and standing in fighting poses. In ancient times they became associated with the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac and were often the subject of sculptures during the Heian and Kamakura periods. It is believed that sculptures of the Heavenly Generals were enshrined in temples, since several in the Tokyo National Museum are believed to be from the Joruri-ji temple of the school of Pure Land Buddhism in Kizugawa, Kyoto prefecture. Many of these sculptures were votive offerings made by a nobleman, and many sculptors of these figures belonged to the famous Kei school of Buddhist sculpture that emerged in the early Kamakura period.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related wood figure of the Heavenly General Catura, Kamakura period, 13th century, 41 cm high, in the Nara National Museum, accession number 858-2. Compare a closely related group of six of the twelve Juni Shinsho, Kamakura period, dated to the early 14th century, 49 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2015.300.254a–l.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 11 September 2019, lot 567
Price: USD 15,075 or approx. EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A wood figure of one of the juni Shinsho (12 Divine Generals), Kamakura period, 13th-14th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related carving and similar attire, expression, dynamic stance, and size (55 cm).

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