Lot Essay
Aida Tomiyasu was born in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture and studied metal casting under Yamamoto Azumi (1880-1945), also a graduate of the metal-casting department at the Tokyo School of Fine Art. Between 1929 and 1957, he exhibited regularly in the annual government-sponsored exhibitions. He exhibited successfully at the New York World's Fair and at the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939 and became known for the art deco-inspired style evident in this example.