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This Japanese kannon biraki tansu chest dates to the very end of the Edo period (1603-1868) - circa 1840 or 1850
170 x 45 x 50 (wxdxh cms)
88 x 88 x 45
as such it is highly prized in China and therefore more expensive
It is beautifully constructed from jackfruit wood with ebony trim and beading
Painted Votive Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Material - Red Coral This Japanese kannon biraki tansuThis evocative 19th century painted teak votive panel from Andhra Pradesh has the direct, sculptural presence of true folk devotional carving, likely once hung within a tribal village home as a quiet symbol of protection and personal faith. Hand carved in thick, stepped relief, it is centred with a pointed arched niche that reads as a domestic shrine form rather than an architectural quotation, framed by deeply receding borders and softened foliate
