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39 | TSUNEHARU: AN IMPRESSIVE
PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED
BRONZE OKIMONO OF A KESTREL

By Tsuneharo, signed Tsuneharu saku
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Naturalistically cast as a kestrel with partly gilt beak and talons as
well as gilt eyes with dark pupils, perched on an original gnarled
root wood stand in the form of a withered branch. Note the
masterful carving and incision work to the plumage and talons.
Signed within an inlaid rectangular shibuichi reserve TSUNEHARU
saku (made by).
It is likely that Tsuneharu was a student or admirer of Masatsune,
who made several very fine okimono of kestrels (see auction
comparison).

HEIGHT total 40.3 cm, HEIGHT falcon 19 cm
WEIGHT without base 1,604 g
Condition: Excellent condition with only few minor traces of wear.
Provenance: British collection.

AUCTION COMPARISON
Compare with a related but larger
okimono of a kestrel by Masatsune sold
by Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean
Art, 12 September 2012, New York, lot
3370 (sold for 12,500 USD).

Estimate EUR 8,000
Starting price EUR 4,000

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