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A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A FALCONER BY THE MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMA MEIJI ERA (1868-
作品估价:GBP 1,500-1,800
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图录号:
204
拍品名称:
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A FALCONER BY THE MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMA MEIJI ERA (1868-
拍品描述:
A JAPANESE BRONZE
OKIMONO
OF A FALCONER BY THE MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMA
MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)
The figure dressed in robes decorated with flower-shaped
mon
, with a falcon sitting obediently on his right hand as he gazes to the left, his left hand holding a baton; signed to the reverse in a gilt rectangular reserve
Miyao
with the seal
Ei;
attached to a wood stand decorated in gold
takamaki-e;
the figure, 15cm, 19.5cm overall.
Takagari
is the Japanese word for falconry. It was a status sport, reserved for wealthy nobles who could afford to buy and care for the expensive birds, with military connotations, as a visual representation of strength and one's ability to harness the power and beauty of nature.