Samurai holding Incense Burner
Description
Mark: “Miyao Zou” (= by Miyao)
The Japanese were highly skilled at combining metals to make different colours and inlaying these into iron or bronze. Late 19th-century craftsmen produced very fine work. Bronze working received a boast with the founding of the influential Tokyo School of Art in 1887. Sculptors belonging to the school produced some outstanding figures of high quality and decorativeness. Miyao Eisuke; the founder of Miyao Company of Yokohama was a prolific producer of medium to large-scale patinated and gilded bronze ornamental sculptures; especially in figures. These works often depicted characters from Japanese legend and mythology and appealed both to the Japanese market and to the Western market.
Collection
Japanese Art
Artist
Miyao Eisuke
Object Type
Decorative Art Sculpture
Material
Bronze with gold, silver and copper gilding
Schools/Culture/Period
Meiji period
Technique
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Date
Late 19th Century CE
Location
Japan
Dimension
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