AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A SNAKE

Lot 77
22.03.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 726797
Lot 77 | AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A SNAKE
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 40 000
AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A SNAKE

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, SIGNED MUNEYOSHI (TANAKA TADAYOSHI; ?-1958)

The iron snake constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the head finely incised with hinged jaw opening to reveal a movable tongue, gilt eyes, signature on underside of jaw

51 1⁄4 in. (130.2 cm.)

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