Meiji/Taisho Period Kutani Japanese Porcelain Koro incense Monju Bosatsu Buddhist Lion Antique
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Lovely Japanese Porcelain Koro/Incense burner.
Male Bodhisattva Monju Bosatsu.
Monju Bosatsu 文殊菩薩
Personifies Wisdom, The Voice of Buddhist Law
Wisest of the Bodhisattva. In modern Japan, students
pay homage to Monju in the hopes of passing school
examinations and becoming gifted calligraphers.
- Origin = India
- Appears in the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyō 法華経; Skt. Saddharma Puṇḍarīka), the Wisdom Sutra (Hannyakyō 般若経; Skt. Prajnaparamita), the Yuima Sutra (Yuimakyō 維摩経; Skt. Vimalakirtinirdesa), and in numerous other Mahayana texts
- One of Four Great Bodhisattva of Asia
- One of 13 Deities 十三仏 (Jūsanbutsu) of the Shingon Sect of Esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyō 密教) in Japan; in this role, Monju presides over the memorial service held on the 21st day following one’s death.Overall
Condition C; Lid (woman) has small fritting and 1 chip to rim. Firing flaw lines inside. Koro (Lion) has some small fritting/paint loss and firing flaw lines which seem to be stabilized with glue and the belly is repainted (not sure what is underneath. Size; 310 x 260 x 180 mm approx. 3.2 kilogram
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