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AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A CORMORANT EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A CORMORANT
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The russet-iron cormorant finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the head, neck, wings and tail feathers move, the hinged beak opening to reveal a tongue, the eyes embellished with gilt, the details of feathers finely chiseled, unsigned
6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) wide

Provenance
Orientations Gallery, New York


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AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A CORMORANT
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The russet-iron cormorant finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the head, neck, wings and tail feathers move, the hinged beak opening to reveal a tongue, the eyes embellished with gilt, the details of feathers finely chiseled, unsigned
6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) wide

Provenance
Orientations Gallery, New York

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