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Lot 182*
Two bronze okimono Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,000
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Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
Both constructed in two detachable sections, the first of a buncho (Java sparrow) perched atop a large stalk of green yatsude (Japanese aralia), unsigned, on a separate large oval wood stand, the aralia: 11.5cm x 25cm (4½in x 9 7/8in); the sparrow: 5cm x 7cm (2in x 2¾in); the stand: 5.1cm x 38.7cm (2in x 15¼in); the second also of a buncho on a single large yatsude leaf, signed on the back of the bird's tail with chiselled characters Gyokuzan; on a separate wood stand with scrolled feet, the leaf: 18cm (7 1/8in) long, the bird: 4cm (1 9/16in) high, the wood stand: 4cm x 30cm (1½in x 11¾in); with a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Yatsudeyo buncho (Japanese aralia and Java sparrow) and inside the lid inscribed Toyama no ju Gyokuzan saku (made by Gyokuzan in Toyama Prefecture). (7).
Both constructed in two detachable sections, the first of a buncho (Java sparrow) perched atop a large stalk of green yatsude (Japanese aralia), unsigned, on a separate large oval wood stand, the aralia: 11.5cm x 25cm (4½in x 9 7/8in); the sparrow: 5cm x 7cm (2in x 2¾in); the stand: 5.1cm x 38.7cm (2in x 15¼in); the second also of a buncho on a single large yatsude leaf, signed on the back of the bird's tail with chiselled characters Gyokuzan; on a separate wood stand with scrolled feet, the leaf: 18cm (7 1/8in) long, the bird: 4cm (1 9/16in) high, the wood stand: 4cm x 30cm (1½in x 11¾in); with a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Yatsudeyo buncho (Japanese aralia and Java sparrow) and inside the lid inscribed Toyama no ju Gyokuzan saku (made by Gyokuzan in Toyama Prefecture). (7).
























