AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRONZE OF THE HOLY KANNON BY KOUN TAKAMURA (1852-1934). Kannon, the
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRONZE OF THE HOLY KANNON BY KOUN TAKAMURA (1852-1934). Kannon, the Bodhisattva of mercy and compassion, modelled standing on a circular base holding in her left hand a lotus bud stalk, her hair in a topknot adorned with the hokan (jewelled crown), draped in a johaku (decorative scarf), signed with seal at the reverse, 39cm x 11cm x 11cm base, weight approx. 2.7kgKoun Takamura (1852-1934), was one of Japan?s most celebrated sculptors and a professor at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
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Some overall minor wear to surface and patination, some the lotus is loosely placed in aperture in left hand. Some wear to parcel gilt areas.
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRONZE OF THE HOLY KANNON BY KOUN TAKAMURA (1852-1934). Kannon, the
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