Signed Muneyoshi (Myochin), Edo period (19th century)

Details

A Bronze Articulated Lobster
Signed Muneyoshi (Myochin), Edo period (19th century)
An okimono [sculptural ornament] constructed of numerous hammered plates joined inside the body, details finely carved and chiselled, the body with reddish-brown patina, signature on underside of tail fin
47cm. long, (57.5cm. long with antennae extended)

Sale Room Notice

Please note that this lot is patinated iron, not bronze as stated in the catalogue.

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Lot Essay

For a similar example in the Khalili Collection, see Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley (eds.), The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art, vol. II, Metalwork, (London, 1995), no.112.

A similar example sold in Christie’s New York on 18 Sept. 2013, sale 2725, lot 765.

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