Lot 306 , A large Japanese sectional ivory and bone Buddhist shrine, by Yushu/Hirokata, early 20th century, 76.5cm x 33.5cm

A large Japanese sectional ivory and bone Buddhist shrine, by Yushu/Hirokata, early 20th century, the densely carved and incised temple-like structure centered by a pair of hinged reticulated double doors, opening to reveal within a seated Buddhist triad in front a ritual offering on a stand, supported on a high-stepped, balustraded and galleried octagonal base, engraved with wrything dragons and lotus leaves, the roof surmounted by a finial in the form of a Amida Nyorai seated in meditation with his hands in dhyana mudra, signed on the base in a red-lacquer reserve Yushu/Hirokata, 76.5cm x 33.5cm
Estimate £300-500


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Sold for £280