Details
JINBO MIYABI (B. 1952)
Shion
Carved from wood in single-block technique (ichiboku-zukuri) as a Great Purple Emperor butterfly on cherry brench, the sculpture is painted in polychrome and gold, signed Miyabi
4 3⁄4 in. (12.1 cm. ) high
With original wood box titled Shion, signed Jinbo Miyabi and haito heisai (carved and colored), sealed Miyabi
Provenance
Nanba Takashimaya, Osaka, 1997

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