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Unknown — Signed Seiya chu (cast by Seiya) and to the tree stump Genryusai Seiya zo (made by Genryusai Seiya) | Meiji period, late 19th century
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Signed Seiya chu (cast by Seiya) and to the tree stump Genryusai Seiya zo (made by Genryusai Seiya) | Meiji period, late 19th century

A bronze model of a cockerel cast by Genryusai Seiya during the Meiji period in the late 19th century. The piece bears dual signatures indicating both the casting artist and maker, demonstrating Japanese metalworking craftsmanship of this era.

Medium
A bronze model of a cockerel

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Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912

October 22, 2021

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 122

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Unknown, Signed Seiya chu (cast by Seiya) and to the tree stump Genryusai Seiya zo (made by Genryusai Seiya) | Meiji period, late 19th century

A bronze model of a cockerel cast by Genryusai Seiya during the Meiji period in the late 19th century. The piece bears dual signatures indicating both the casting artist and maker, demonstrating Japanese metalworking craftsmanship of this era.

Medium
A bronze model of a cockerel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bronze, Gold Tones, Japanese, Animal Sculpture, Late 19th Century, Decorative, Meiji Period, Rooster, Cast Metal, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art