Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 318
A MASSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £700
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Description
A MASSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE, OKIMONO
MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Depicting a small ox herder, bokudo, seated on the back of an ox and playing the flute, the large bovine with a tether attached to its nose ring and with its head turned to sinister, 51cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Dorset.