ID 1172874
Lot 144 | AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A PRAWN
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
The iron prawn finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the claws open, the body bends and the limbs and tail move, the details finely carved
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) long
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures |
| Address of auction |
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