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Japanese Fine Antique SWAN Perfect Form Planter Container Cast in Solid Bronze
$750.00
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A fine old effigy of a swan hand cast in solid, thick bronze – as a planter- or decorative center piece- an old casting only the Japanese can execute in this perfect form.
Fine condition.
Today these older works of art serve as wonderful decorative accents for live or dried flower arrangements.
Early Showa period
Dimensions: 10.5 inches tall and 13.5 inches length
Only one.
Provenance: Old Kyoto collection.
History of swan in Japanese culture
Swan symbolizes and exudes the essence of angels, imparts divine healing words, beauty, harmony and serenity. In mythology, the Swan Maiden is a mythical creature who shape shifts from human form to swan form attracting male suitors.
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