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SEIYA: A LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO PEACOCKS ON A BURLWOOD STUMP
Lot 10 - JPN1225
Workshop of Genryusai Seiya, sealed Seiya chu
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Each bronze cast separately, naturalistically modeled as a peacock and a peahen mounted together on a burlwood base. The peacock is positioned higher, its long tail feathers finely chiseled and flowing downward, while the peahen stands below, gazing upward toward its mate. Both are rendered with great attention to detail, from the subtle texture of the plumage to the sharply defined talons gripping the wood. Sealed underneath the larger peacock within a rectangular cartouche SEIYA chu [cast by Seiya].
HEIGHT 85.5 cm
WEIGHT 29.4 kg
Condition: Good condition with typical wear. The bronze with manufacturing irregularities, losses to one beak, crest and to the tips of the feathers. The wood with natural flaws and age cracks. Overall presenting very well.
Genryusai Seiya was a master craftsman in charge of a workshop specializing in export wares of the highest quality. Production included human genre figures, vases and exotic bronze models of animals probably influenced by the opening of Tokyo Zoological Gardens in 1882. The present piece is a brilliant example of Seiya’s naturalistic bronzes.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related bronze model of a pheasant by the same artist, sealed Genryusai Seiya zo, dated to the Meiji period (1868-1912), 52 cm (long), at Christie’s, Chinese & Japanese Art, 15 May 2008, London, lot 32 (sold for GBP 9,375 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).
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