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Japanese Buddhist Mirror and Dragon Stand, Edo Period, early 19th c, Japan

About the Item

A powerful and rare Japanese Buddhist "sacred" mirror and stand, Edo Period, late 18th or early 19th century, Japan. The bronze mirror is housed in a two part gilt wood and lacquer frame. The top half shaped like a flaming jewel, hoju. The bottom half carved with a design of lotus petals supported by dense clouds. The inset mirror is silvered and polished on one side. The other side cast with images of karabana (fantasy flowers) arranged in a shippo (seven treasures) pattern. The mirror is signed with a cast signature Tenkaiichi Fujiwara saku (Made by Fujiwara, First Under Heaven). The Fujiwara lineage is renowned for making high quality mirrors. The long handle of the mirror extends below the frame to set into the stand. The stand features a commanding and powerful carved gilt wood dragon coiled around a dramatic green and black pigmented carved rock work base. The entirety is supported by a black and red lacquer low table-form stand. The carved gilt wood dragon is wonderfully expressive and full of motion. Its head is especially well carved, with an open mouth revealing a red tongue, and pronounced whiskers and eyebrows shading bulging painted eyes. The serpentine body, with intricately carved scales, seems to writhe around the rocks it rests on. This mirror and stand would have been part of the regalia for a Buddhist shrine or temple. It would have been housed in an inner "secret" room to be used in sacred rituals and mediation. The mirror is supposed to be able to reflect the true nature of reality. With two different accession numbers in red and blue ink written on all parts.

Dimensions:

Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)

Style:

Edo (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Giltwood,Lacquer,Softwood,Cast,Gilt,Hand-Carved,Hand-Painted,Joinery,Lacquered

Place of Origin:

Japan

Period:

Early 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

Early 19th century

Condition:

Additions or alterations made to the original: The top of the mirror frame re-gilt, and possibly of a later date. Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. One section of the base missing. Scattered losses to the carving, lacquer, and gilding. The mirror with some patination.

Seller Location:

Austin, TX

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU894741153342

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