ID 813496
Lot 158 | A WOOD SCULPTURE OF TWO TURTULES
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
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
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Meiji period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Meiji period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
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