Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 801
A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A SNAKE
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £1900
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Description
A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A SNAKE, KUSSHIN JIZAI OKIMONO
19TH/20TH CENTURY
Realistically modelled, constructed of numerous plates simulating scales, the head with a hinged jaw opening to reveal a small forked tongue, the eyes in gilt, unsigned, 42.5cm.