Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1029
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN ELEPHANT
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £750
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Description
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN ELEPHANT
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The pachyderm standing four-square and with its head slightly turned to the right, the rough texture of its thick skin realistically depicted and with a benevolent expression, signed underneath one foot, possibly Izumi, together with a wood stand, 38cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection acquired circa 1900 and thence by descent.