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ONE BRONZE AND ONE SILVER OKIMONO
OF CARP
By Yamakawa Koji II (1860-1930) or III (1884-1938),
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 20th century
Each naturalistically rendered in a swimming attitude with
their fins threshing the water, the details on the body, fins,
gills and tails finely incised, the eyes inlaid in gilt with dark
pupils, the silver carp signed on its belly Yamakawa Koji
within a rectangular reserve; with a large natural wood
stand. Each carp: 29.5cm (11 5/8in) long,
the stand: 66cm (26in) long. (3).

£3,500 - 5,500
JPY530,000 - 830,000
US$4,900 - 7,800

Yamakawa Koji was the name used by three generations
of prominent family of artists working in the Kaga
metalworking tradition, from late Edo period to early
Showa era.

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A BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO RABBITS
By Okazaki Sessei (1854–1921), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
One standing with its front paws resting on the lightly
on the back of its recumbent mate, signed beneath on
one hind paw Sessei within a rectangular reserve; with a
wooden storage box.
12cm x 14cm (4¾in x 5½in). (2).

£4,000 - 6,000
JPY600,000 - 910,000
US$5,700 - 8,500

Okazaki Sessei got his early training in Osaka under his
father, a maker of iron kettles, before moving to Tokyo to
study casting under Suzuki Masayoshi. He participated in
both domestic and international expositions and became 479
famous for his work on large-scale public works including
the statues of Saigo Takamori at the entrance to Ueno Park
and of Kusunoki Masashige in the square in front of the
Imperial Palace. In his later years he served as Professor at
Tokyo School of Art.

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