Lot 4
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AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A LOBSTER
AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A LOBSTER
AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A LOBSTER
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AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A LOBSTER

EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MYO AND SHIGE

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AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A LOBSTER
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MYO AND SHIGE
The iron 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 body
Body 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Malcom Fairley, London

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Lot Essay

Two characters on this work, “Myo” and “Shige” may be the signature of the artist, Myochin Muneshige who is known for his iron articulated shrimps.
The spiny shell of this lobster is very intricate and it requires extraordinary effort and technique to create such magnificent details from a sheet of iron. For a similar iron lobster made by Myochin Munekiyo, see Harada Kazutoshi, ed., Jizai okimono / Articulated Iron Figures of animals, Rokusho 11, special edition (2010), pl. 22.

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