Japanese Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 321
A LARGE JAPANESE ARTICULATED BRONZE MODEL OF A SPINY LOBSTER
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000
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Description
A LARGE JAPANESE ARTICULATED BRONZE MODEL OF A SPINY LOBSTER, JIZAI OKIMONO
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Naturalistically modelled with a fully articulated body, the reddish-brown shell made up of individual casts and with well-defined chiselled details, the surface of the exoskeleton intricately worked, approx. 47cm.