AN ARTICULATED IRON MODEL OF A CRICKET
Signed Kiyoaki, Edo Period (19th Century)
The standing insect formed as a koro, with a liner set into its back beneath the removable wings, the cruel saw-edges of its forelegs and the veining of the wings well defined, the eyes polished gold, the joints of the six limbs, the head and the neck are articulated, with inlaid gold signature Kiyoaki
15cm. long
AN ARTICULATED IRON MODEL OF A CRICKET
Signed Kiyoaki, Edo Period (19th Century)
The standing insect formed as a koro, with a liner set into its back beneath the removable wings, the cruel saw-edges of its forelegs and the veining of the wings well defined, the eyes polished gold, the joints of the six limbs, the head and the neck are articulated, with inlaid gold signature Kiyoaki
15cm. long
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