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A monumental bronze figure of a dragon breathing vapour, Japan, Meiji period | 日本 明治時期 銅鑄巨龍吐霧
Auction Closed
June 12, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important European Private Collection
A monumental bronze figure of a dragon breathing vapour
Japan, Meiji period
Height 182 cm, 71⅝ in.
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Collection particulière européenne
Grande sculpture en bronze d'un dragon, Japon, époque Meiji
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歐洲私人收藏
日本 明治時期 銅鑄巨龍吐霧
A similar monumental bronze dragon, coiled around an incense burner cast with phoenix, is preserved in the collection of the Musée Cernuschi, Paris, published on https://www.cernuschi.paris.fr/fr/node/287, from the Estate of Henri Cernuschi. The Cernuschi’s dragon entered the museum’s collection in 1871 and is also illustrated in Art animalier au temps des derniers Shogun (XVIIIe - XIXe siècles) : animaux d'Edo - Fonds Cernuschi 1871 - 1872 [exhibition catalogue with black-and-white illustrations], Paris, Musée Cernuschi, 1986, no. 82, p. 45. Compare also a large bronze dragon from the Meiji period, attributed to Kimura Toun, sold in these rooms, 23rd July 2020, lot 75, from the Steinitz collection.