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Japanese bronze night watchman holding a lantern, the robe with gilt details on a lacquered wooden base, signed Miyao 宮尾, Meiji Period.
The lantern (chochin) is inscribed kan-nenbutsu 寒念佛 which literally means Nenbutsu during the cold season.
During spells of cold weather, monks would go out into the mountains at dawn to chant the Nenbutsu.
Also in later times lay people chanted the Nenbutsu by beating the gong, and visiting houses to ask for donations.
The Miyao Company, which was founded by Miyao Eisuke 宮尾栄助, had premises in both Tokyo and Yokohama, produced fine bronzes with a rich brown patina and gilded details.
The Company exhibited at the National Industrial Exposition (Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai) in 1881.
Reference: "The Golden Age of Japanese Okimono, The Dr. Kanter Collection"
Laura Bordignon 2010, Metalwork no. 241, 258, 260, 262, 264, 266.
"Meiji no Takara 明治の宝: Treasure of Imperial Japan-The Nasser D.Khalili Collection", Metalwork Part II, no. 108.
Dimensions
H 21 cm x W 11 cm x D 8 cm. Figure without base H 16.5 cmThe BADA Standard
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