Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1191
A JAPANESE WOOD JIZAI OKIMONO OF A SNAKE
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £6500
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD JIZAI OKIMONO OF A SNAKE
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The fully articulated body of the reptile realistically rendered, with a movable lower jaw and the eyes inlaid in horn, approx. 114cm.
See Christie's London, Art of Japan, 8th December 2016, lot 19, for another wood model of a snake by Masakazu.