A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, EDO ... Lot n° 12

A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, EDO PERIOD Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of yosegi (jointed) construction, well carved seated in dhyanasana atop a separately carved elaborate tiered octagonal lotus base, his hands lowered in mida jo-in, wearing a loose-fitting robe opening at the chest and cascading in voluminous folds, his serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes and crystal-inlaid byakugo (urna), the hair arranged in neatly incised snail-shell curls over the domed ushnisha centered by a crystal-inlaid nikkeishu. HEIGHT (the figure) 26.8 cm, 64 cm (total) Condition: Overall good condition with some wear, natural age cracks, small chips and old repairs to the base, touchups to lacquer, the arms with minor losses and an old repair. Overall presenting very well. Provenance: Collection of Irving L. (1879-1964) and Elsa Lyons (1887-1963), New Orleans, Louisiana, thence by descent in the same family.