Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 324
A JAPANESE ARTICULATED COPPER MODEL OF A PRAYING MANTIS
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A JAPANESE ARTICULATED COPPER MODEL OF A PRAYING MANTIS, JIZAI OKIMONO
MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
The insect depicted with a fully articulated body, the limbs, head and wings constructed of moving parts, the body incised with thin lines, the belly signed Hiroyoshi, 15cm.