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Monumental vase with a bird (robin?) hunting a fly. The animal sits on a branch that has an extremely beautiful flower (lily?). Such a theme in Japanese art is called Kachō-ga, or bird and flower paintings, and was extremely popular in the Edo and Meiji eras. The scene is shown in a very realistic and expressive way.
+VASE WITH BIRD, Maruki Company, Japan, Meiji era (1868-1912).
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Monumental vase with a bird (robin?) hunting a fly. The animal sits on a branch that has an extremely beautiful flower (lily?). Such a theme in Japanese art is called Kachō-ga, or bird and flower paintings, and was extremely popular in the Edo and Meiji eras. The scene is shown in a very realistic and expressive way.
Description
Cast bronze, hand-chiselled, polished and patinated.
Japan, Meiji era (1868-1912), Maruki Company, Seisui artist.
The marks read:まるき製 Maruki-sei (made)晴水 Seisui (the artisan's name).
Height 49 cm.
The condition is visible in the photos, good, no damage, but there are scratches and abrasions of the patina.
Information:
http:/ortlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=57592;type=101
Auction results:
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25151/lot/19
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24681/lot/230
https://www.zacke.at/auction/lot/36-maruki-company-an-exceptional-and-large-parcel-gilt-and-silvered-okimono-of-a-chin-dog/?lot=2680&sd=1
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23269/lot/552/https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5416206