Posted 4 years ago
rogerbrian
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I recently pick this up at an estate sale. The symbol on his chest matches up to Sugawara No Muchizane, a Shinto deity known a Tenjin. I have exhaustively image searched as much as I could but I'm having trouble figuring out what century this is from. There are no markings but it is one solid piece of wood, 3 foot tall and 3 foot wide. Would anyone of seen anything like this before?
Cool piece. Yours is missing a piece. They do sell smaller ones as souvenirs, so I'd assume that someone makes larger ones..
http://www.mi-plan.com/nishimura-net.htm
Looks based on yorimoto to me
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minamoto_Yoritomo_(presumed),_Japan,_Kamakura_period,_1200s-1300s_AD,_wood_with_polychromy_and_inlaid_crystal_eyes_-_Tokyo_National_Museum_-_Tokyo,_Japan_-_DSC08832.jpg
https://samuraiswords.store/minamoto-no-yoritomo/
Very Nice!....I would have bought this also.....it looks heavy.....You should get it appraised....it may be authentic.....and not a reproduction.....maybe try a video chat with Dr. Lori
Real or not, it's fantastic! If it's real...thats makes it even more cool..
Thank you guys for the input, everyone has a great point. Im trying to get it appraised just having trouble finding a place to do it
It reminds me of Yoritomo as well, Alot of the same carving features