The ensemble consists of two parts in patinated bronze, entirely chased with intersecting lines to form a plain background. The lid is surmounted by a sculpture of a seated woman in a kimono, her long hair gathered over her shoulders by an elegant arrangement of strands. Beautiful motifs of stylized clouds and birds decorate her traditional dress. She gazes at the bucket, surrounded by flowers and leaves, placed to her right. The body of the handled vase rests on four feet molded in the form of fierce dragons, each holding a pearl in its mouth, a symbol of power. The body of this koro is punctuated by six cartouches depicting: an eagle holding a snake in its talons, a monkey picking fruit, a fish in water, a butterfly and flowers, a child, and a squirrel.
The fingers of the left hand are broken.
This vase bears a signature under the base: Oshima joun and his pseudonym ichijoken.
Oshima Joun (1858-1940) was a professor at the Tokyo School of Art from 1887 to 1932 and is considered one of the most famous bronze founders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He participated in several major international exhibitions of the time, notably in Paris (1900), St. Louis (1904), and London (1910).
Delivery
Europe: 200 EUR
US/Canada/HK: 350 EUR
Rest of the world: 500 EUR
- Reference :
- 8179-2
- Width :
- 30 (cm)
- Height :
- 50 (cm)
- Depth :
- 30 (cm)
- Era:
- 19th century
- Style:
- Asian art
- Materials:
- patinated bronze
