JAPANESE CAST BRONZE FUMI-E VIRGIN MARY “OUTLAW CHRISTIAN” ICON periodical Cross is 1 inch square

Cross is 1 inch square

battlefield destruction

but would have been written in around 1938

118 St John St

JAPANESE CAST BRONZE FUMI-E VIRGIN MARY “OUTLAW CHRISTIAN” ICON periodical Cross is 1 inch squareJapanese Bronze Christian Icon (Fumi e) Edo period, 18th century Bronze oval relief depicting the Virgin Mary and Christ child, cast in low relief and deeply set into a rectangular wooden block. The bronze surface shows extensive wear, smoothing, and oxidation consistent with repeated handling and use. A bent iron nail at the top intended for suspending the icon appears to be a later addition. The wooden block is consistent with the age of the piece