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A GILT-BRONZE OKIMONO OF A PHEASANT AND SNAKE
By Genryusai Seiya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Standing with its head lowered as it spies a snake coiled around
its right legs, resting on an unrelated gnarled separate wood stand;
signed on the pheasant’s belly within a gilt rectangular reserve Seiya
chu. The pheasant: 19.5cm x 40cm (7 5/8in x 15¾in),
the wood stand: 6cm x 64cm (2 3/8in x 25 3/16in). (2).

£2,500 - 3,500
JPY360,000 - 510,000
US$3,300 - 4,600

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A BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO RABBITS
By Okazaki Sessei (1854–1921), Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century
One standing with its front paws resting lightly on the back of its
recumbent mate, signed beneath on one hind paw Sessei
within a rectangular reserve; with a wood storage box.
12cm x 14cm (4¾in x 5½in). (2).
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY170,000 - 260,000
US$1,600 - 2,400

Okazaki Sessei received 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 famous for his work on large-scale public
180 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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