IMPORTANT JAPANESE MEIJI SOLID SILVER KOUN STATUE 114OZ MAGNIFICENT MEIJI OKIMONO SCULPTURE BY KOUN 114 OZ Start Price USD 4,999.99 Current Price USD 4,999.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 20, 2008 End Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 Location IKOMA, NARA See more about 'IMPORTANT JAPANESE MEIJI SOLID SILVER KOUN STATUE 114OZ' Description IMPORTANT JAPANESE MEIJI SOLID SILVER KOUN STATUE 114OZ     Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album UP FOR AUCTIONS IS THIS IMPORTANT  JAPANESE SOLID SILVER STATUE CIRCA 19TH CENTURY  LATE MEIJI PERIOD BY TAKAMURA KOUN ( 1852-1934 ) ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED REVIVALIST OF BUDDHIST ART DURING THE MEIJI PERIOD ,  IT DEPICTS THE  KOUN'S IMAGE OF DAIKOKU , THE JAPANESE GOD OF WEALTH  . THE DAIKOKU IS SIGNED BY KOUN'S SIGNATURE SEAL  , AND IS MARKED JUN-GIN OR PURE SILVER IN JAPANESE , PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES . SIZE :  THE DAIKOKU STANDS APPROXIMATELY 11 1/8" OR 28 cm HIGH AND IS 5" OR 12.5 cm ACROSS AT WIDEST POINT (BASE) . WEIGHT : THE DAIKOKU WEIGHS 3257 GRAMS OR 114.9 OZ . CONDITION : THIS MAGNIFICENT STATUE IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH USUAL AGE WEAR AND TARNISH TO THE SILVER ,   WITH NO BREAKS , NO DAMAGE AND NO REPAIR , PLEASE SEE PICTURES FOR MORE DETAIL . Takamura Koun (1852-1934) was d in his lifetime as a great revivalist of Buddhist arts during the Meiji period. Trained in the revered methods of religious art and iconography, he became a pupil of Toun Takamura, who was a sculptor of Buddhist images, and later was adopted into the Takamura family. In 1877, he was awarded the best prize in the Naikoku-Kangyo Exposition. In 1886, he founded the Tokyo Choko-kai , he won top awards at international exhibitions and created works for the new Imperial Palace. Koun was honored as a member of the Imperial Art Academy and as a teacher of the Tokyo Art School. His work brought increased notice after the opening of the Shosoin Imperial treasure house in the ancient city of Nara. This brought the world’s focus on the splendid Buddhist legacy of Japan.  The unusual aspect of this Kannon is its striking size in a sumptuous material that was previously unavailable on this scale to the Buddhist sculptor. Works of art formed in extravagant GIN (silver) became conceivable because of new possibilities introduced in the Meiji period. The shimmering, reflective quality of the silver enhances the ethereal quality of this divine image. DAIKOKU : Since the 17th century, Daikoku has been most widely known as the Japanese god of wealth and farmers, although in earlier centuries he was considered a fierce protector deity. In Japan, artwork of this deity usually shows him wearing a hood and standing on bales of rice (tawara •U), carrying a large sack of treasure slung over his shoulder and holding a small magic mallet. There are other forms including a female form, but in Japan, the god is invariably shown standing on two bales of rice holding his magic mallet and treasure sack. In some traditions, Daikoku is also considered a deity of the kithen and a provider of food, and images of him can still be found in monastery kitchens and in the kitchens of private homes. 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