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A SOFT METAL AND BRONZE COCKEREL
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED HIDEYOSHI SEIZO
Naturalistically cast in the form of large fighting cock, the surfaces of various finishes, the head and comb red and the beak gilt, the eye of inlaid glass, the head and neck feathers silver with traces of black detail, the body shibuichi with further traces of black, the tail shakudo and the detachable legs gilt with shakudo claws- 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm.) high
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED HIDEYOSHI SEIZO
Naturalistically cast in the form of large fighting cock, the surfaces of various finishes, the head and comb red and the beak gilt, the eye of inlaid glass, the head and neck feathers silver with traces of black detail, the body shibuichi with further traces of black, the tail shakudo and the detachable legs gilt with shakudo claws- 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm.) high