Tiger - ca 1920-40s (Tasiho / Showa) - 秀月 Shugetsu - 日本 (沒有保留價)
編號 84982559
古銅色鑄鐵 - Pagoda okimono 塔置物 - 昭和時代中後期(20世紀中後期)
編號 84982559
古銅色鑄鐵 - Pagoda okimono 塔置物 - 昭和時代中後期(20世紀中後期)
Nice, and tall bronzed cast iron okimono 置物 shaped like a 5-storied pagoda 塔 (tô) on a raised platform. Each corner with a bell-shaped ornament.
Dimensions:
Height 80 cm, Width 21 cm, Depth 23 cm.
Weight 11.3 kg.
Period: Japan - Mid-/Late-Shôwa period (Mid-/Late-20th century).
It is in a very good condition with some traces of oxidation. The point can be removed. Please look at the photos for a condition reference.
Pagodas in Japan are called tō (塔, lit. pagoda), sometimes buttō (仏塔, lit. Buddhist pagoda) or tōba (塔婆, lit. pagoda) and historically derive from the Chinese pagoda, itself an interpretation of the Indian stupa. Like the stupa, pagodas were originally used as reliquaries but in many cases they ended up losing this function. Pagodas are quintessentially Buddhist and an important component of Japanese Buddhist temple compounds, and they are not rare at shrines either.