Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 106
A JAPANESE JIZAI OKIMONO MODEL OF A CRAB
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500
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Description
A JAPANESE JIZAI OKIMONO MODEL OF A CRAB
MEIJI ERA, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY
Naturalistically modelled with articulated limbs, the exoskeleton intricately worked and the surface a reddish colour, the underside with a three-character signature, 22.5cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.