Attractive Japanese Meiji (19thc) Wood Buddhist Sculpture of Deity ‘Tenjin-sama, Sugawara No Michizane’

Name: Attractive Japanese Meiji (19thc) Wood Buddhist Sculpture of Deity ‘Tenjin-sama, Sugawara No Michizane’
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1128016
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

Description

Rare Japanese Meiji (19thC) wood Buddhist sculpture of ‘Tenjin-sama, Sugawara no Michizane’, a 9-10th century Japanese deity. Width 17cm wide x 10cm deep x 20.5cm high, weight 200g.

Very good condition for age.

Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) was a celebrated scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian period of Japan. He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in waka and kanshi poetry, and today is venerated in Shinto as the deity of learning, culture and the arts.

Physical Dimensions

Height

20.5cm (8.07")

Width

17cm (6.69")

Depth

10cm (3.94")

Declaration

Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1128016

Dealers Internal Reference

AD1150

Description

Rare Japanese Meiji (19thC) wood Buddhist sculpture of ‘Tenjin-sama, Sugawara no Michizane’, a 9-10th century Japanese deity. Width 17cm wide x 10cm deep x 20.5cm high, weight 200g.

Very good condition for age.

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Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) was a celebrated scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian period of Japan.

Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in waka and kanshi poetry, and today is venerated in Shinto as the deity of learning, culture and the arts.