Lot 24
A GROUP OF FOUR JAPANESE BRONZES Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century,
Ending from 19 November 2025, 13:00 EST
Online, Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsUS$800 - US$1,200
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Stuart Slavid
Senior Vice President | European Decorative Arts, Silver
A GROUP OF FOUR JAPANESE BRONZES
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century,
The first, a compressed globular censer cast with a dynamic writhing dragon in relief, the base encircled by repeating waves in relief and signed Shigetō; the second, a narrow cylindrical brushpot cast to resemble a bamboo shoot with bamboo branches above a stylized node, the base bearing a signature reading Kuroda; the third, a bronze model of a crane with its head turned sharply to the right; the fourth, a smaller detachable model of a crane standing atop a turtle, its beak grasping a lotus spray.
12 1/2in (31.8cm) height of tallest (4).
The first, a compressed globular censer cast with a dynamic writhing dragon in relief, the base encircled by repeating waves in relief and signed Shigetō; the second, a narrow cylindrical brushpot cast to resemble a bamboo shoot with bamboo branches above a stylized node, the base bearing a signature reading Kuroda; the third, a bronze model of a crane with its head turned sharply to the right; the fourth, a smaller detachable model of a crane standing atop a turtle, its beak grasping a lotus spray.
12 1/2in (31.8cm) height of tallest (4).