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A Magnificent Bronze Sculpture
Signed Miyao zo, Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Dramatically cast as three acrobats, one lifting another above his head, the other beneath his foot, their robes richly gilded with ho-o birds and dragons, on carved wood stand on four feet decorated in gold hiramaki-e [low relief lacquer] with stylised ho-o birds and scrolling vine
79cm. high
Quoted from the lot page, © Christie's. Christie's, Masterful Exuberance, Artistic Craftsmanship of Imperial Japan: The Property of a Lady, 2012-05-18, lot 26 ↗
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