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Subject:Bronze Japanese Buddha Inscription and Age?
Posted By: Joe Benevides Fri, Apr 18, 2014 IP: 67.182.107.188
Trying again to get a definitive on the inscription on this bronze Buddha. It’s 5 ¾ inches tall by 5 ¼ inches wide, has what appears to be the original carved wood base, and also has a very faint "Made in Japan" ink stamp on the bottom that leads me to believe it could be late Taisho or early Showa, but it looks late Meiji based on the quality, so could the “Made in Japan” have been stamped on it a couple decades later when exported to the U.S.?
Also, I was told the two characters are 丰寿. 丰 means "abundant", and 寿 means "longevity", but to my eyes they don’t seem to match what’s on the Buddha, so I’m not sure. Any further information about the inscription or age based on quality would be greatly appreciated!
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