Lot 358
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[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, ENGLAND] JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HORSE
BY TAKAYOSHI MITSUI (1903-1987)












Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
三井高義 銅馬置物 石座
sculptured on a low plinth with a striding horse with its head slightly turned to the right, one corner of the plinth marked ‘T. Mitsui’, on a stone base
Dimensions
42cm wide; 6.2kg
Provenance
Private English collection, England
Footnote
Takayoshi Mitsui (1903-1987) was the head of the Ipponmatsu-machi family, one of the eleven Mitsui families that founded the Mitsui zaibatsu, and a sculptor who left behind many works of racehorses. His bronze work of the
imperial horse “Shirayuki” okimono, dated to 1933, is in The Museum of Imperial Collection, Sannomaru Shozokan, collection number: SZK002181. The Equine Museum of Japan in Kanagawa held his solo exhibition titled The Plaster Models of Horse Sculptor during 14 Dec 2019 and 16 Feb 2020.











