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A SOFT-METAL-INLAID BRONZE JAR
Lot 101

A SOFT-METAL-INLAID BRONZE JAR

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SEALED KAKO (SUZUKI CHOKICHI; 1848-1919) BENEATH THE "DOUBLE-MOUNTAIN" MARK OF THE KIRYU KOSHO KAISHA (THE FIRST JAPANESE MANUFACTURING AND TRADING COMPANY)

Fermé18 April 2018

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USD 37,500

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A SOFT-METAL-INLAID BRONZE JAR
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SEALED KAKO (SUZUKI CHOKICHI; 1848-1919) BENEATH THE "DOUBLE-MOUNTAIN" MARK OF THE KIRYU KOSHO KAISHA (THE FIRST JAPANESE MANUFACTURING AND TRADING COMPANY)
Of ovoid form with short neck, decorated in gold, silver, copper and shakudo with a goose and kingfisher flying above lotus pond, details finely carved and chiseled, seal on base
10.½ in. (26.7 cm.) high

Note du spécialiste

A semi-governmental corporation, Kiryu Kosho Kaisha (The First Japanese Manufacturing and Trading Company) was founded in 1873 after the great success of the Japanese exhibit at the Vienna World Exhibition. The company employed a number of leading bronze artists, such as Suzuki Chokichi (1848-1919), to produce purely decorative bronzes for the international market.
During the Meiji period, Chokichi successfully exhibited in many of the international expositions and won prizes. He was also famous for creating images of birds of prey, most notably for his Twelve Hawks exhibited to great acclaim at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. He was appointed as an Artist to the Imperial Household (Teishitsu Gigeiin) in 1896.