An important Buddhist rin gong in cast and hammered bronze, Japan, dated 1839, dedication inscription in kanbun engraved on the lip: year 1839 (Tempo 10, year of the boar of the younger brother of the earth), auspicious day of the 10th moon Oku (Shû) Asaka-gun, Sasakawa-mura (village absorbed into the prefecture of Fukushima). In normal use at Shôryû-ji temple. Representative of Shuô temple. Offerers: Izaémon, Minosuke, Katsushige, Kingorô, Fujikura, Jirô, 38 cm diameter approximately 30 cm high

Provenance: Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva, 17 June 2015, lot 428

An important Buddhist rin gong in cast and hammered bronze, Japan, dated 1839, dedication inscription in kanbun engraved on the lip: year 1839 (Tempo 10, year of the boar of the younger brother of the earth), auspicious day of the 10th moon Oku (Shû) Asaka-gun, Sasakawa-mura (village absorbed into the prefecture of Fukushima). In normal use at Shôryû-ji temple. Representative of Shuô temple. Offerers: Izaémon, Minosuke, Katsushige, Kingorô, Fujikura, Jirô, 38 cm diameter approximately 30 cm high

Provenance: Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva, 17 June 2015, lot 428

Overall wear to the surface
Some surface scratches
Some dents
Some white traces
Some nicks
Some drips
Some traces of rust
Weight: 6952g