A PAIR OF JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE EGRETS, SIGNED TOSHIYUKI

A PAIR OF JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE EGRETS, SIGNED TOSHIYUKI
EARLY 20TH CENTURY, MADE BY MIYAMOTO SHOKO CORPORATION
The first egret standing on its two legs, the head slightly turned upward, the second sleeping with one leg folded and hidden within the body feathers, both raised on a shiny black lacquer stand
The stand, 21 5/8in. (55cm.) wide, Japanese wood box