ID 726797
Lot 77 | AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A SNAKE
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 40 000
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.)
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Historical era: | Meiji period, Taisho period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Historical era: | Meiji period, Taisho period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
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