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Lot 308*
A pair of bronze okimono of karashishi (Chinese lions) By Yamamoto Junmin (1882-1962), Showa Period
5 November 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £1,800
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By Yamamoto Junmin (1882-1962), Showa Period
Both seated on their haunches with expressive musclature, their mouths cast to articulate the mantra syllables Ah and Um, both inscribed on the bottom Junmin saku; with a lacquered wood stand and tomobako titled and signed by the artist Osaka, Ikoma, with seal Ikoma kinsei. Both 19.3cm (7 5/8in) high. (4).
Both seated on their haunches with expressive musclature, their mouths cast to articulate the mantra syllables Ah and Um, both inscribed on the bottom Junmin saku; with a lacquered wood stand and tomobako titled and signed by the artist Osaka, Ikoma, with seal Ikoma kinsei. Both 19.3cm (7 5/8in) high. (4).
Footnotes
銅置物 唐獅子 一対 山本純民 昭和時代
Other metal works by the artist are in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.





