Shinto-Buddhist deity , Japan 14th century

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a rare early Shinto Buddhist deity; the hands now missing would have been held palms pressed together in a symbolic gesture of reverence

carved from red sandalwood a treasured aromatic wood in Japan introduced via Tang China

the sandalwood used when linking Shinto and Buddhist practices

late Heian to Kamakura period; 13th - 14th century.

Height: 33 cm (41 cm incl. stand)

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a rare early Shinto Buddhist deity; the hands now missing would have been held palms pressed together in a symbolic gesture of reverence

carved from red sandalwood a treasured aromatic wood in Japan introduced via Tang China

the sandalwood used when linking Shinto and Buddhist practices

late Heian to Kamakura period; 13th - 14th century.

Height: 33 cm (41 cm incl. stand)

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