Lot 287

LARGE BRONZE TIGER OKIMONO
MEIJI TO TAISHO PERIOD




Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
£882
Description
明治至大正 為光款 銅鑄虎置物
realistically cast striding forward with its tail stretching out and curling on the tip, the stripes delineated in subtly-toned patination and texture, its eyes of inlaid glass with black pupils, marked on its belly 'Tamemitsu'
Dimensions
63cm wide; 5.5kg
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
Footnote
Note: a large bronze okimono of a tiger, signed Jozan and dated to the Meiji period, was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2013, lot 568



