AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A CARP
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOZAN (TAKASE TORAKICHI; 1869-1934) WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM
The iron carp constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the body bends and the whiskers, eyes, mouth and fins move, the details of the fins finely chiseled, incised signature on underside
23 ¼ in. (59.1 cm.)
AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A CARP
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOZAN (TAKASE TORAKICHI; 1869-1934) WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM
The iron carp constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the body bends and the whiskers, eyes, mouth and fins move, the details of the fins finely chiseled, incised signature on underside
23 ¼ in. (59.1 cm.)