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A TAHOTO SHARI YOKI (MANY-JEWELED STUPA RELIQUARY)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Constructed of lacquered wood and bronze in the form of a singlestory
pagoda set on a rectangular stepped base and railing decorated
in square inlays of mother-of-pearl alternating with gold-lacquer cloud
patterns, the cylindrical housing fitted with four sets of double doors,
two guardian figures painted on the interior of the front facing doors,
the exterior lacquered in nashiji, the sloping tiled roof surmounted with
a multi-tiered stupa topped with a sacred jewels supported by a lotus
dais, from which chains lead down to the roof’s corners, each corner
with a pendant bell
19 3/4in (50.2cm) high
$10,000 - 15,000
FINE JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART | 103
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