A Bronze Okimono [Sculptural Ornament]
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Of an articulated crayfish, in the style of the Myochin workshop
42cm. long (including antennae)
Lot Essay
For a similar example in the Khalili Collection, also unsigned, see Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley (eds.), The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art, vol. II, Metalwork, (London, 1995), no.112.
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