Description

A wooden sculpture carved from a single block of wood of kannon or kwan yin. The work takes inspiration from the 6th century image at Horyuji temple in Ikaruga, Nara. Jimbo Yutaka (1923~) is known throughout Japan for his wooden sculptures and has done numerous exhibitions. The work comes with a tomobako with the inscription of the title of the work and the artist’s signature and seals. The work also contains a signature by the artist. Age: Late Showa Period (1970-1980). Size” height 20″ width 4.8″ length 4.75″