Lot 961
  • 961

A gilt bronze figural group of an oiran and attendants by Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama, Meiji period

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • 68cm., 26 3/4 in.
the high ranking courtesan parading on geta, is shown sumptously clad in all her majestic finery and elegantly coiffured, sheltering beneath a parasol held by her male servant and followed by her customary kamuro (child attendant) carrying a portable tabacco-bon , all fixed on a hardwood lacquered stand decorated with rain dragons among karakusa in gold takamakie, signed Miyao