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A Bizen stoneware large group of two shishi By Kimura Gizaburo Sadamoto, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century
7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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A Bizen stoneware large group of two shishi
By Kimura Gizaburo Sadamoto, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century
Playfully fighting, one standing on three legs, biting the back of its companion and pressing it down with one fore paw, their bodies and legs moulded with tufts of curly hair; signed Kimura Gizaburo Sadamoto. 44cm x 43cm (17 3/8in x 16 7/8in).
Playfully fighting, one standing on three legs, biting the back of its companion and pressing it down with one fore paw, their bodies and legs moulded with tufts of curly hair; signed Kimura Gizaburo Sadamoto. 44cm x 43cm (17 3/8in x 16 7/8in).
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This artist is believed to have been active from the Kaei to the Keio era (1848-1868), and large-scale figures by him survive in the precincts of shrines in the Bizen region, see http://www.komainu.org/okayama/okayama_naka/ooga/ooga.html; for another example of his work, see also lot 126.
























