A WOOD SCULPTURE OF TWO TURTULES

Lot 158
20.09.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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$ 6 000
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ID 813496
Lot 158 | A WOOD SCULPTURE OF TWO TURTULES
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
A WOOD SCULPTURE OF TWO TURTULES

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED SAN'IN KISAI (ARAKAWA KISAI; 1827-1906)

Finely carved as a small turtle on top of a large turtle, the surface finished to resemble turtle's skin and shell, eyes inlaid with crystal, signature on underside

6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) long





Literature

Izumo Culture Heritage Museum, Izumo no mokucho ten (Wood sculpture of Izumo) (Izumo City: Takenaga printing Inc., 2020), cat.no.55.





Exhibited

"Izumo no mokucho ten" (Wood sculptures of Izumo), Izumo Culture Heritage Museum, 10 October-1 November, 3-29 November 2020

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