Lot 328
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[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, ENGLAND] JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF YOUNG MERCURY
BY TAKA MINE, DATED 1956








Auction: 10 September 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
1956年 銅墨丘利像置物
shown on a marble base holding a caduceus (staff with intertwined snakes) in his right hand, signed on the back of the plinth ‘T Mine’, dated 1956
Dimensions
36cm high; 4043g including the marble stand
Provenance
Private English collection, England
Footnote
The Greek god Hermes (the Roman Mercury) was the god of translators and interpreters. He was the most clever of the Olympian gods and served as a messenger for all the other gods. He ruled over wealth, good fortune, commerce, fertility and thievery.







