Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026

Lot 643

A JAPANESE SILVER MOON HARE BY SAITO MOMOYA (1909-1993)

Estimate £500 - £800

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Description

A JAPANESE SILVER OKIMONO OF A MOON HARE BY SAITO MOMOYA (1909-93)
SHŌWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY

The stylised animal depicted leaping above an oval base suggesting the moon, signed underneath Momoya and marked gin 900; in a tomobako (wood box) inscribed Tsuki-no-Usagi (Moon Hare) and signed Momoya with a red seal mark, 27.5cm. (2)