Japanese Gold Gilt Bronze Owl with Original Box
$475.00
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Japan, a fine big plump and old hand cast winged creature masterfully crafted in bronze into a realistic two part owl with fine wing, head, eye, ear, and feet details.
Gold gilt finish.
Complete with its original display base, signed plaque, and original issue box.
Dimensions: 5 inches tall and 4 inches diameter, two parts.
Notice the especially fine head and hair details.
Signature on display plaque and box.
Provenance: private Otsu collection
The Japanese name for owl is Fukuro which can be written with a meaning of Luck to come and the other as protection from hardship kurou suffering/hardship). Owls have become lucky symbols in Japanese culture- and seen in gardens and homes.
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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.
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