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Japanese bronze boy wearing a festival headdress decorated with a bat and holding a drum, his robe decorated with gilt details on a wood base with gold lacquer scrolls signed Miyao 宮尾, Meiji Period.
The Miyao Company founded by Miyao Eisuke had premises in both Tokyo and Yokohama, produced fine bronzes with a rich brown patina and gilded details. The Company exhibited at the National Industrial Exposition (Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai) in 1881.
Reference: 'The Golden Age of Japanese Okimono, The Dr. Kanter Collection' by Laura Bordignon, ACC Woodbridge 2010, Metalwork no. 241, 258, 260, 262, 264, 266.
Also see: 'Meiji no Takara 明治の宝 Treasures of Imperial Japan, the Nasser D.Khalili Collection', Metalwork Part II, no. 108.
Size of boy without wood base H 21.5 cm (8.46" in.)
Dimensions
H 26 cm x W 12 cm x D 9.5 cmThe BADA Standard
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