Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 13th January 2022
Lot 585
λ A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800
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Description
λ A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
the pachyderm fending off the attack of two tigers, its front leg lifted and about to crush one feline whilst the other clambers upon its back, with ivory tusks and inscribed to the belly 'Seiya zo for Genryusai Seiya', together with a wood base (2)
28.5cm wide
Provenance
Formerly a private Russian collection, and thence by descent.