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Lot 212*
An articulated iron model of a spiny lobster By the Myochin workshop, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,275 inc. premium
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By the Myochin workshop, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century
Assembled from hammered sheets of iron with fully-articulated tail and limbs, the surface worked to resemble the natural shell, signed on the underside Myochin; with a wood storage box inscribed on the cover Myochin saku Ebi okimono (A spiny lobster okimono, made by Myochin). 20.5cm (8in) long with retracted antennae. (2).
Assembled from hammered sheets of iron with fully-articulated tail and limbs, the surface worked to resemble the natural shell, signed on the underside Myochin; with a wood storage box inscribed on the cover Myochin saku Ebi okimono (A spiny lobster okimono, made by Myochin). 20.5cm (8in) long with retracted antennae. (2).
























