SEIYA: A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER AND CROCODILE
SEIYA: A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER AND CROCODILE
By Genryusai Seiya, signed Seiya sei
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Finely cast with a dark finish as a dynamic battle between a tiger and a crocodile, the surface finely worked and exhibiting a variety of textures with the tiger stripes and crocodile scales realistically rendered. Signed underneath inside a square cartouche SEIYA sei [made by Seiya]. With an associated, old wood base.
LENGTH 20.5 cm
WEIGHT 937 g (excl. base) and 1,233 g (incl. base)
Condition: Very good condition, some wear to edges.
Provenance: From a Viennese private estate.
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SEIYA: A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER AND CROCODILE
By Genryusai Seiya, signed Seiya sei
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Finely cast with a dark finish as a dynamic battle between a tiger and a crocodile, the surface finely worked and exhibiting a variety of textures with the tiger stripes and crocodile scales realistically rendered. Signed underneath inside a square cartouche SEIYA sei [made by Seiya]. With an associated, old wood base.
LENGTH 20.5 cm
WEIGHT 937 g (excl. base) and 1,233 g (incl. base)
Condition: Very good condition, some wear to edges.
Provenance: From a Viennese private estate.
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