HISTORIC CHARLESTON ESTATES & FINE ART
Lot 99:
Description
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Porcelain Finely Detailed Small Komainu in a crackle glaze. Makers mark on both. Each 4"x3"x3". Weight combined 13 oz. **In house shipping available on this lot** In Japan one lion usually has its mouth open while the others is shut. This is Buddhist symbolism. The open mouth is meant to be forming the sound a, while the closed mouth is forming the sound un. Combined, they form the word a-un, the Japanese rendition of the Indian word om. Originating in Hinduism and adopted by Buddhism, om?s meaning seems somewhat vague at times, but is sometimes described as the name of God or the sound of the vibration of the universe. It is also sometimes said that the open-mouthed animal is male, while the other is female. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Collection.
Condition: good
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