Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021

Lot 343

A JAPANESE TOKYO SCHOOL BRONZE OKIMONO BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300

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Description

A JAPANESE TOKYO SCHOOL BRONZE OKIMONO BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Realistically modelled as a young woman at work, holding a basket of seeds which she empties in a large sack before her, the base signed Seiya chu for Genryusai Seiya, 31cm.

Provenance: A private English collection.