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An Impressive Japanese Bronze Figure of Ryujin, Meiji Period 日本明治時代銅雕龍神巨像

Lot 159

An Impressive Japanese Bronze Figure of Ryujin, Meiji Period
日本明治時代銅雕龍神巨像

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Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Estimate$6,000 – $8,000

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An Impressive Japanese Bronze Figure of Ryujin, Meiji Period
日本明治時代銅雕龍神巨像

Meiji Period, Circa 1881-1885

Finely cast in three sections, the Dragon King of the Sea standing on a rock covered with shells and holding a tama (sacred jewel) resting on an uchiwa fan, the wood base carved with chrysanthemums and scrolling karakusa in gilt hiramaki-e.

Note:
This large figure of Ryujin is related to two celebrated sculptural groups, one showing Susano-o and Haneakarutama no Mikoto, the other showing Takenouchi no Sukune and Ryujin, in the Khalili and John R. Young collections respectively. The latter, by Oshima Joun, was made for the second Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (National Industrial Exposition) held in 1881. Two sets of drawings by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) are closely related to this group of bronzes.

Height overall 63 1/4 in., 160.7 cm.

This lot is located in New York.

Provenance:

Japanese Art and Design, Christie's London, June 20, 2001, Sale 6466, Lot 101.

Exhibited:

The Nuremberg Metalwork Exposition of 1885 (by repute).

來源：

倫敦佳士得2001年6月20日“日本工藝美術”專場101號。

展覽：

1885年紐倫堡金屬展（傳）。

Overall good and stable condition. Nice patina throughout. The wood stand with minor age splits.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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