MIYAO: A GOLD-INLAID BRONZE 'LADY & CATS' OKIMONO
MIYAO: A RARE GOLD-INLAID BRONZE OKIMONO OF A LADY WITH CATS
By Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama, signed Miyao zo
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The lady standing atop the separately cast base in the form of a low table with intricate, dense relief designs, wearing a loose-fitting robe with wide sleeves, holding a cat in her arm, the hair arranged in an elaborate coiffure, a larger cat standing foursquare beside her with a rat caught in its mouth. Signed MIYAO zo to the robe.
HEIGHT 21.5 cm
WEIGHT 1,321 g
Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear and minimal casting flaws. The food bowl held in the lady's hands is lost.
Provenance: French private collection.
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Compare a related but smaller bronze figural group depicting a boy with a cat by the Miyao workshop at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 16 September 2014, New York, lot 2159 (sold for 3,125 USD).
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MIYAO: A RARE GOLD-INLAID BRONZE OKIMONO OF A LADY WITH CATS
By Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama, signed Miyao zo
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The lady standing atop the separately cast base in the form of a low table with intricate, dense relief designs, wearing a loose-fitting robe with wide sleeves, holding a cat in her arm, the hair arranged in an elaborate coiffure, a larger cat standing foursquare beside her with a rat caught in its mouth. Signed MIYAO zo to the robe.
HEIGHT 21.5 cm
WEIGHT 1,321 g
Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear and minimal casting flaws. The food bowl held in the lady's hands is lost.
Provenance: French private collection.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related but smaller bronze figural group depicting a boy with a cat by the Miyao workshop at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 16 September 2014, New York, lot 2159 (sold for 3,125 USD).
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