Miyao Company (Late 19Th Century)

A Bronze Model Of A Bird Catcher

Found at Bonhams, New York
Edo Sparkle and Tokyo SplendorJapanese Art of the Last Three Centuries, Lot 91
18. Jun - 18. Jun 2021
Estimate: 4.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: not available
Property of Various Owners
Miyao Company (late 19th century)
A bronze model of a bird catcher
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Cast as a bird catcher dressed in a loose robe decorated in floral designs with a large basket on his hip, a large straw hat on his head, a bird alighted on the end of his long pole, signed Miyao, on a fitted wood base decorated with scrolling vines in hiramaki-e
12 3/4in (32.3cm) high