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ANTIQUE 19thC JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A LABOURER BY MIYAO EI
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji period gilt bronze figure of a labourer by the Miyao Eisuke Company of Yokohama. The muscular figure stands with feet apart, wearing a fundoshi (loincloth) and a vest decorated with flowers and whorl patterns, carrying a rice bale over his left shoulder.
The figure is affixed to a typical Miyao-style wooden stand lacquered in gold takamaki-e with a stylised butterfly amid karakusa (βChinese grassesβ). The reverse is signed Miyao within a gold rectangular reserve.
Reference Number: G11933
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji period gilt bronze figure of a labourer by the Miyao Eisuke Company of Yokohama. The muscular figure stands with feet apart, wearing a fundoshi (loincloth) and a vest decorated with flowers and whorl patterns, carrying a rice bale over his left shoulder.
The figure is affixed to a typical Miyao-style wooden stand lacquered in gold takamaki-e with a stylised butterfly amid karakusa (βChinese grassesβ). The reverse is signed Miyao within a gold rectangular reserve.
Reference Number: G11933
CONDITION
In Good Condition - Wear in keeping with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Height: 15.5 cm // 6.10 inches
Width: 8.5 cm // 3.35 inches
Depth: 6.8 cm // 2.68 inches
Weight: 365g