AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A LOBSTER
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MYO AND SHIGE
The iron lobster constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the body bends and the eyes, antennae, limbs, fins and legs move, the details finely carved and chiseled, signature on underside of body
Body 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long
AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A LOBSTER
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MYO AND SHIGE
The iron lobster constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the body bends and the eyes, antennae, limbs, fins and legs move, the details finely carved and chiseled, signature on underside of body
Body 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long