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Description
This HUGE and wonderful antique Buddhist theme Japanese vase is believed to have come back from Japan with the New Zealand occupational forces ("J-Force") between 1945 - 1947
It is a stunning UNIQUE masterpiece that has always attracted much favourable comment when out on display
Featuring seven dancing SKELETON band members & a SERENE seated figure of the Buddha, along with two Nio Japanese Buddhist Temple Guardian Demons
Nio or Kongorikishi are two wrathful and muscular guardians of the Buddha standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in East Asian Buddhism in the form of frightening wrestler-like statues
They are dharmapala manifestations of the bodhisattva Vajrapai, the oldest & most powerful of the Mahayana Buddhist pantheon
According to Japanese tradition, they travelled with Gautama Buddha to protect him and there are references to this in the Pali Canon as well as the Ambaha Sutta
Within the generally pacifist tradition of Buddhism, stories of dharmapalas justified the use of physical force to protect cherished values and beliefs against evil
The Nio are also seen as a manifestation of Mahasthamaprapta, the bodhisattva of power that flanks Amitabha in Pure Land Buddhism and as Vajrasattva in Tibetan Buddhism
I have owned this UNIQUE and OUTSTANDING piece for 25 years, but we are now downsizing Time for it to be appreciated by a new custodian
HEIGHT = 440 mm 17.6" tall
WIDTH = 300 mm 12" across at shoulder
I was advised by TOP USA Japanese ceramics EXPERT that that was a Seto Ware item, an unsigned work DONE BY a highly accomplished MASTER POTTER
Seto ware (Seto-yaki) refers to a type of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics produced in and around Seto in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
The Japanese term for it, Setomono, is also used as a generic term for all pottery
Seto was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan
In Japan pottery CHIPS are simply filled with SOLID GOLD So any "restoration" (thus) would be simple :-)
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Shipping & pick-up options
Destination & description | Price | |
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Courier Tracked Shipping anywhere in New Zealand | $90.00 | |
FREE COURIER Shipping anywhere in AUSTRALIA | $0.00 | |
Pick-up available from Coromandel, Waikato | Free |
Payment Options
Cash, NZ Bank Deposit, Bank Deposit VASTLY PREFERRED Ping OK Good for Aussie buyer PayPal OK ON