Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 314
A JAPANESE ARTICULATED MODEL OF A CRAYFISH
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A JAPANESE ARTICULATED MODEL OF A CRAYFISH, JIZAI OKIMONO
MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY
Naturalistically modelled with a fully articulated body, the surface of the exoskeleton intricately worked, with a two character signature on the underside for Hiroyoshi, 24cm.
See Japanese Works of Art, 12th November 2019, lot 323, for a related jizai okimono of a crayfish sold in these rooms.