Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 239
A FINE JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A COCKATOO BY MITANI
Estimate £7,000 - £9,000 | Hammer £9500
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Description
A FINE JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A COCKATOO BY MITANI
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The charming bird is naturalistically modelled, perched on a curved branch of gnarled wood, its right claw raised to its beak and with its head lowered, the feathers with highlights in gilt and the eyes, beak and claws in shakudo, signed in a gilt rectangular plaque underneath Mitani sei, 19.5cm overall. (2)
Cf. L Bordignon, The Golden Age of Japanese Okimono, p.244-5 where another okimono of a cockatoo by Mitani is illustrated and discussed. Also, see Bonhams New York, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19th March 2014 for another example.