Breathtaking large gilt bronze design Dragon, signed and labeled No 1

It is accompanied by its original collector black display base, original artist documents, and signed outer box.

Here’s a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor display space with this very unusual treasure from Japan.

This is an attractive solid and finely cast bronze effigy of an elegant dragon, artist signed underside. This was sourced from a large Japanese collection this past year.

Dimension: Large 6.75 inches high and 8.5 inches wide

With finely cast head and tail and details; with an attractive variegated gilt over green patina and decorative roundels, signed back leg, Sotaro Saegusa- one of Japan’s award winning bronze mid 20th century sculptors.

This is one of only a handful of this iconic larger scale form we have seen from this artist, having had the pleasure of handling many of this artists’ fine creations.

About the artist:

Sotaro Saegusa (1911-2006) was born in Aji-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa Prefecture

A graduate of the Metallic Engineering Department of Kagawa Prefectural Technical School in 1930 and the Sculpture School of Tokyo School of Fine Arts, Saegusa. Later he worked as a professor at the Nagoya University of Arts until he retired in 1986. Saegusa is a member of the Japan Artists ‘Association, Japan Sculptors’ Association and Shin Kozo Exhibition Paintings Division. Saegusa’ enthusiasm for the arts continues after his retirement. His bronze works display a variety of themes and postures, reflecting traditional Japanese culture with injection of abstract elements.
His works are highly revered for their artistic beauty. After his retirement, Saegusa focused on sculptures of animals including lunar animals.

Saegusa has won a number of prestigious awards. In 1941, his works were selected for the 8th Shin Kozo Exhibition Western Painting Division and the 15th Imperial Exhibition Sculpture Division and he has been invited to take part in the exhibition every year since. He was presented the Chunichi Award in the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition at Nagoya in 1958, at an award in the Nagoya Japanese Art Exhibition in 1987, the Tokyo Governor’s Award in the 65th Shin Kozo Exhibition Sculpture Division for his work “Iku” in 1993, and the Minister of Education Encouragement Award, the 71st Shin Kozo Exhibition Sculpture Division for Still Life in 1999.

Only one available.

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Our gallery based in Newport, Rhode Island USA has been dealing in authentic Pre-Columbian, Japanese and fine Asian art, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels across America as well as Japan and Europe each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition.