A copper articulated sculpture of a lobster
A copper articulated sculpture of a lobster
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A copper articulated sculpture of a lobster

Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Moriyoshi and incised seal mark

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A copper articulated sculpture of a lobster
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Moriyoshi and incised seal mark
The bronze lobster constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the body bends and the eyes, antennae, limbs, fins and legs move, the details finely carved and chiseled, signature on underside of fin
Body 13 ¾ in. (37.9 cm.) long
Literature
Kuo Hong-Sheng and Chang Yuan-Feng, chief eds. et al., Meiji no bi / Splendid Beauty: Illustrious Crafts of the Meiji Period (Taipei: National Taiwan Normal University Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics, 2013), pp. 326-329.
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, “The Arts and Cultures of Asia,” 2004. cat. no. 20.
“Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art,” shown at the following venues: Tokyo University of the Arts Museum, 2016.9.7-10.30. Hosomi Museum, Kyoto, 2016.11.12-12.25. Kawagoe City Art Museum, 2017.4.22-6.11. cat. no. 12.

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