Live Auction 21922Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey
A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE QUAIL
Lot 180

A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE QUAIL

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Closed25 May 2023

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GBP 3,024

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A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE QUAIL
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Naturalistically modelled, both signed on the underside 'Harayoshi Saku, Maruki Kaisha Sei'
4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) high, and smaller

Acquired from Mallett, London, 3 February 2014.

Specialist note


The Maruki workshop was based in Sukiya Street, Nihonbashi ward-Tokyo and made fine quality bronzes and carvings during the Meiji Era, and exhibited at many domestic and international exhibitions.