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A WOOD SCULPTURE OF THE DIVINE GENERAL
Lot 138 THE COLLECTION OF SAM JOSEFOWITZ: A LIFETIME OF DISCOVERY AND SCHOLARSHIP

A WOOD SCULPTURE OF THE DIVINE GENERAL

KAMAKURA PERIOD (13TH CENTURY), signed Joga

Closed19 March 2024

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A WOOD SCULPTURE OF THE DIVINE GENERAL
KAMAKURA PERIOD (13TH CENTURY), signed Joga
Carved and assembled from cypress wood in yosegi zukuri techinique and modeled as a guardian standing, with paint and gold foil remnant, signature on the supporting peg (hozo)
28 in. (71.1 cm.) high including base

Mayuyama & Co, Tokyo. Purchased from the above by the family of the present owner on 17 January 1963

Specialist note

While the precise identity of this particular general remains unknown, it is understood to be one of the Twelve Divine Generals representing the twelve vows made by the Medicine Buddha Bhaishajyaguru (Yakushi) to heal the spirits and bodies of all sentient beings.