A JAPANESE COPPER JIZAI OKIMONO OF A SPINY LOBSTER, SOUYUKI MYOCHIN, 20TH CENTURY.
拍卖行: Ma San Auction
专场: 亚洲艺术品、古董与装饰品
拍品描述
Signed to the underside ‘Souyuki Myochin’. Body 18.5cm (40cm total length incl. antenna), 6cm wide, weight 150g. Together with a signed tomobako wooden box. The Myôchin school was a famous lineage of Japanese armourers dating back to the 12th century. During the more peaceful Edo period (1615–1868), demand for battle armour decreased, prompting these master blacksmiths to create such articulated animals (jizai 'freely moving' okimono). These highly realistic, flexible figures became prized collectors' items and typically depicted realistic creatures like crabs, insects, snakes, and dragons. 品相: The okimono is in good overall condition. The wooden box has minor issues around the rim.
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