Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 94
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO SUMO WRESTLERS
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £500
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Description
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO SUMO WRESTLERS
SHOWA ERA, DATED 1966
The two men locked in combat, both depicted grabing his opponent under one arm, the two men cast in an angular fashion, raised on an irregularly-shaped base, dated and signed Inosuke Yamaguchi at the back, 36cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.