MIYAO: A SUPERB PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF ONI HOLDING A CRYSTAL SPHERE

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MIYAO: A SUPERB PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF ONI HOLDING A CRYSTAL SPHERE By the Miyao company of Yokohama, signed Miyao with seal Ei Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely cast and richly detailed, depicting two muscular oni standing in animated poses and jointly supporting a large transparent rock crystal sphere above their heads. Their expressive faces are rendered with bulging gilt eyes, curling hair, and characteristically fierce features, while the powerful bodies and elaborately tied loincloths are carefully modeled and finished with a warm dark-brown patina. Signed on the back within a rectangular reserve MIYAO, followed by the seal Ei. The figures are mounted on a shaped wood stand decorated in gold lacquer with scrolling foliage and a central phoenix motif. HEIGHT 18.8 cm (excl. stand), 24.5 cm (incl. stand) WEIGHT 1,683 g (incl. stand and sphere) Auction comparison: Compare a closely related group of three oni holding a crystal ball, unsigned, 21.3 cm high (without the base and including the crystal ball), at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 12 June 2026, Vienna, lot 8 (sold for EUR 9,100).

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