Page 254 - Fine Japanese Art Bonhams London May 2018

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A WARRIOR
By Yoshimitsu, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Standing in a belligerent pose with feet apart,
dressed in full armour tied in a tassel at the
back, carved with elaborate crests, wearing
a tall kabuto (helmet), clutching a weapon
(lacking), a sword tucked into his waist, signed
on the reverse Yoshimitsu within a rectangular
reserve; fixed to an unrelated dark wood stand.
The figure: 33cm (13in) high;
the stand: 31cm (12 3/16in) long.
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100
492 *

AN ARTICULATED IRON MODEL
OF A SPINY LOBSTER
By the Myochin workshop, Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho era (1912-1926),
late 19th/early 20th century
Assembled from hammered sheets of iron
with fully articulated tail and limbs, the surface
worked to resemble the natural shell, signed
on the underside Myochin; with a wooden
storage box inscribed on the cover Myochin
saku Ebi okimono (A spiny lobster okimono,
made by Myochin).
20.5cm (8in) long with retracted antennae. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,200 - 7,100

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