Lot # 29 - Richard Kirsten Petite Sculpture Wall Hanging

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions:
Start Date/Time: 31-Mar-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 07-Apr-2026 7:28:00 PM
Current bid:

$9.00

Highest bidder:

Janet Nelson

Auction has ended

Description :

Dimensions: 7.5" H × 3.5" W Medium: Hand‑formed ceramic with layered green–brown glaze Artist: Richard Kirsten‑Daiensai (1920–2013)

A hand‑built ceramic sculpture by Richard Kirsten‑Daiensai, presenting a robed, Asian‑influenced spiritual figure standing within an arched, grotto‑like shrine. The figure holds a staff and wears a rounded chest medallion — motifs that appear throughout Kirsten’s work, referencing Buddhist guardians, wandering monks, and universal spiritual archetypes.

Key facts about Richard Kirsten:

  • Born in Chicago; moved to Seattle in 1939

  • Studied at the University of Washington

  • Served in the U.S. Navy during WWII

  • Worked for decades in the Seattle Post‑Intelligencer editorial art department

  • Spent nearly 50 years traveling annually to Japan and Korea, where much of his work was created

  • Known for spiritual, symbolic, and Zen‑influenced imagery



Auction History

Highest bidder is Janet Nelson

Date Bid User
31-Mar-2026 1:33:13 PM $9.00 Janet Nelson
31-Mar-2026 1:25:38 PM $5.00 PRRICH

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