Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 232
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER BY OMORI MITSUMOTO / KOGEN
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER BY OMORI MITSUMOTO / KOGEN
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The feline standing four-square and baring its fangs in a snarl, the eyes inset in glass and with the stripes on its back naturalistically rendered, the belly with a square seal mark for Omori Mitsumoto / Kogen saku, 35cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.