A GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF A COCKEREL

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MASATSUNE

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A GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF A COCKEREL
meiji period (late 19th century), signed masatsune
Naturalistically cast as a striding cockerel, feathers gilt and partially covered with shakudo, tail feathers also parcel gilt and shakudo, the comb red, beak gilt and eyes gilt with shakudo pupils, shakudo finish quite rubbed, signed on the underside in a rectangular reserve
17¾in. (45.1cm.) high
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