Sep 14, 2009 10:00 EST
Asian Works of Art
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Japanese Architectural Model of the Yomeimon of Toshogu at Nikko
Edo Period, 19th century
Constructed in a series of platforms terminating in the roof load, the first floor supported by columns finished in usrushi lacquer under a polychrome painted ceiling, the intricately carved tableaux set within the gallery rails decorated with Chinese sages and immortals, executed in water base pigments, the roof constructed with vertical timber beams overlaid in copper sheets worked to simulate tiles; wood bridge and multiple torri gates. Height 25 3/4 inches, width 26 1/2 inches, depth 20 1/2 inches.
Gift of I.N. Phelp Stokes, 1893, 93.5a,b, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
The Toshogu Shinto shrine is dedicated to the kami (spirit) of Ieyasu (d. 1616), who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate, a military dynasty that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. Toshogu is a riot of color, gold and carvings, with birds and flowers, dancing maidens and sages, thus making it unlike most Shinto shrines that are defined by minimalist architecture.
One of Japan's greatest examples of architecture is replicated here to scale and detail. The Yomeimon or main gate of the Toshogu Shrine is designated National Treasure of Japan. It was named Yomeimon after one of the twelve gates in the Imperial Court in Tokyo.
For a similar larger example see The Architecture for All Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Sold for $10,000
Estimated at $15,000 - $20,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Japanese Architectural Model of the Yomeimon of Toshogu at Nikko
Edo Period, 19th century
Constructed in a series of platforms terminating in the roof load, the first floor supported by columns finished in usrushi lacquer under a polychrome painted ceiling, the intricately carved tableaux set within the gallery rails decorated with Chinese sages and immortals, executed in water base pigments, the roof constructed with vertical timber beams overlaid in copper sheets worked to simulate tiles; wood bridge and multiple torri gates. Height 25 3/4 inches, width 26 1/2 inches, depth 20 1/2 inches.
Gift of I.N. Phelp Stokes, 1893, 93.5a,b, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
The Toshogu Shinto shrine is dedicated to the kami (spirit) of Ieyasu (d. 1616), who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate, a military dynasty that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. Toshogu is a riot of color, gold and carvings, with birds and flowers, dancing maidens and sages, thus making it unlike most Shinto shrines that are defined by minimalist architecture.
One of Japan's greatest examples of architecture is replicated here to scale and detail. The Yomeimon or main gate of the Toshogu Shrine is designated National Treasure of Japan. It was named Yomeimon after one of the twelve gates in the Imperial Court in Tokyo.
For a similar larger example see The Architecture for All Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Some minor stress cracks to lacquer base, some minor losses to application, two corner bells with minor loss.
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Auction: Asian Works of Art, Sep 14, 2009
