A figure of Kūkai seated on a high chair, Edo period, 1603-1868, Japan, The figure of Kūkai (a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism). He is made of lacquered and painted wood and seated on a lacquer chair which is set loose on a base and also his shoes (set on a small base) are made separately. H 77 cm, L 54 cm, Wear and damages.