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JINBO MIYABI (B. 1952)
Shion
Carved from wood in single-block technique (ichiboku-zukuri) as a
Great Purple Emperor butterfly on cherry brench, the sculpture is
painted in polychrome and gold, signed Miyabi
4æ in. (12.1 cm. ) high
With original wood box titled Shion, signed Jinbo Miyabi and haito
heisai (carved and colored), sealed Miyabi
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Nanba Takashimaya, Osaka, 1997
神保雅 (B. 1952) 紫苑
