A bronze model of an oxherd riding a galloping ox
Meiji period (Late 19th century), signed Seiya saku (workshop of Genryusai Seiya)
Naturalistically cast and carved as a boy riding the back of a running ox on a straw mat by grasping the flowing mane, the sense of movement captured by the boy's blown-back hair and jacket in the wind, the surface finished to black, the signature on underside; with original wood stand
18in. (45.7cm.) long
A bronze model of an oxherd riding a galloping ox
Meiji period (Late 19th century), signed Seiya saku (workshop of Genryusai Seiya)
Naturalistically cast and carved as a boy riding the back of a running ox on a straw mat by grasping the flowing mane, the sense of movement captured by the boy's blown-back hair and jacket in the wind, the surface finished to black, the signature on underside; with original wood stand
18in. (45.7cm.) long
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