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Japanese bronze Samurai warrior with his naginata and wearing kabuto, his robes decorated with gilt details and floral mon, on wood base with gold lacquer scrolls signed in rectangular plaque Miyao Ei 宮尾栄助 (Miyao Eisuke), 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.
Samurai size without wood base H 25.5 cm (10.03" in.)
Dimensions
H 31 cm x W 14 cm x D 11 cmThe BADA Standard
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