Live Auction 2688Japanese and Korean Art
An ivory model of a fighting rooster (Shamo)
Lot 689 PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

An ivory model of a fighting rooster (Shamo)

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED RYUICHI (ABE FUKUTARO)

Closed20 March 2013

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USD 7,500

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An ivory model of a fighting rooster (Shamo)
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Ryuichi (Abe Fukutaro)
Dynamically carved as a fighting rooster glaring at a praying mantis as he stamps on it, the head with finely detailed comb and feathers and the eyes with inlaid shell; signature on base

11in. (27.9cm.) high

Dr. John A. Mooney (acquired in Japan prior to 1951) and by descent

Specialist note

Abe Fukutaro was a member of Tokyo Chokokai (Tokyo Sculptors Association) and based in Tokyo.