Japanese Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 320
A LARGE JAPANESE MYOCHIN SCHOOL ARTICULATED IRON MODEL OF A SPINY LOBSTER
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A LARGE JAPANESE MYOCHIN SCHOOL ARTICULATED IRON MODEL OF A SPINY LOBSTER, JIZAI OKIMONO
MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY
Naturalistically modelled with a fully articulated body made up of repoussé hammered plates, the surface of the exoskeleton intricately worked, with a two character signature on the underside for Myochin, approx. 54cm.