Lot Essay
The elders of Tokyo recall the days when great flocks of miyako-dori gathered on the Sumida River which runs through Tokyo. Shipping, hunting and contamination over the years has reduced the flocks to nil.
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TWO GULLS
Wood, signed Soko [Morita Soko]
(1879-1942)
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
In fitted wood box inscribed Taisho kinoto no ushi fuyu soko to "Winter, Taisho 14, 1925, carved by Soko", sealed Soko and inscribed on the inside of the box yon ni go no tomobako "tomobako for no. 425"
Wood, signed Soko [Morita Soko]
(1879-1942)
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
In fitted wood box inscribed Taisho kinoto no ushi fuyu soko to "Winter, Taisho 14, 1925, carved by Soko", sealed Soko and inscribed on the inside of the box yon ni go no tomobako "tomobako for no. 425"