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AN ARTICULATED IRON MODEL OF A SPINY LOBSTER
By the Myochin workshop, Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 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).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,600 - 4,000

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AN ARTICULATED IRON MODEL OF A SPINY LOBSTER
By a member of the Myochin family, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Naturalistically modelled, formed from individually cast, hammered and
carved sections crafted to resemble the crustacean’s shell with well-
chiselled details, assembled with fully articulated joints to allow lifelike
mobility; signed on the belly Myochin; with an unassociated wooden
storage box. 20.5cm (8in) long with retracted antennae. (2).
£3,000 - 4,000
JPY450,000 - 590,000
US$4,000 - 5,300

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A GILT-BRONZE AND SILVER OKIMONO OF A COCKATOO
ON AN EN-SUITE BRONZE STAND
By Unbi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Cast in two separate sections, the bird perched on one foot atop a
gnarled tree from which issues a bifurcated branch of plum, its right
talon raised to its beak; signed on the reverse of the tree Unbi zo within
a rectangular bronze reserve.
28.1cm (11in) high. (2).
£4,000 - 5,000
JPY590,000 - 740,000
US$5,300 - 6,600
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A SILVER OKIMONO OF A FANTAIL PIGEON
By Akasofu Gyokko, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
early 20th century
Naturalistically chiselled, standing with its tail erect, its head slightly
twisted towards the left, the legs of gilt with shakudo talons, the eyes
gilt with shakudo pupils, the beak of shakudo; signed on its belly with
chiselled characters Gyokko saku within a rectangular reserve.
21cm (8¼in) high.
£2,500 - 3,000
JPY370,000 - 450,000
US$3,300 - 4,000

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