ID 922484 
Lot 71  | AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A CORMORANT
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 100 000 
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The russet-iron cormorant finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the head, neck, wings and tail feathers move, the hinged beak opening to reveal a tongue, the eyes embellished with gilt, the details of feathers finely chiseled, unsigned
6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Orientations Gallery, New York
Literature
Kazutoshi Harada, Bessatsu Rokusho Vol. 11: Jizai Okimono (Kyoto: Akiko Takano, 2010). Plate 20.
Kogei - Superlative Craftsmanship from Meiji Period (Asano Laboratories, 2014). exh. cat. Plate 6-04.
Exhibited
'Kogei - Superlative Craftsmanship from Meiji Period', exhibited at the following venues:
Mitsui Memorial Museum, Tokyo, 19 Apr-13 July 2014
Sano Art Museum, Mishima City, 4 Oct-23 Dec 2014
Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi City, 21 Feb-12 Apr 2015
| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
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| Medium: | Iron | 
| Historical era: | Edo period | 
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan | 
| Auction house category: | Sculptures | 
| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
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| Medium: | Iron | 
| Historical era: | Edo period | 
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan | 
| Auction house category: | Sculptures | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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