Lot 353
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[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, ENGLAND] JAPANESE CUPRONICKEL OKIMONO OF A CRAB FISHERMAN
MEIJI PERIOD










Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明治 正鳳之造款 白銅捕蟹人置物
depicting a fisherman removing a large crab off his shoulder, another crustacean escaping to the side of his wicker basket, the man wears a short tunic decorated with waves and a skirt made of sea grass, all raised on a base shaped as a rocky outcrop with further waves crashing to the side, marked to the rock base, possibly for Zuishozo, the foot rim with a stamped yogin (nickle silver) mark
Dimensions
40.5cm high; 6.6kg
Provenance
Private English collection, England









