Japanese Bronze Figure of a Lion by Genryūsai Seiya, Meiji Period

Japanese Bronze Figure of a Lion by Genryūsai Seiya, Meiji Period

SKU 1460314 Categories Accessories, Bronze, Metal Work Tags asian antique, Japanese antique

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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Antique bronze sculpture of a male lion. Standing with head raised, he lets out a roar. Beautifully rendered with naturalistic details especially in mane and face. Signed with a raised cartouche on the underside of his belly:
誠谷作 Seiya saku “Work of Seiya”. His full name is Genryūsai Seiya (源龍斎誠谷) and he was the master craftsman of a studio specializing in high quality wares for export. It is suggested that his sculptures of animals were probably influenced by the opening of Tokyo Zoological Gardens in 1882.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 17 1/4″ long x 9 3/4″ high x 5″ wide

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Antique bronze sculpture of a male lion. Standing with head raised, he lets out a roar. Beautifully rendered with naturalistic details especially in mane and face. Signed with a raised cartouche on the underside of his belly:
誠谷作 Seiya saku “Work of Seiya”. His full name is Genryūsai Seiya (源龍斎誠谷) and he was the master craftsman of a studio specializing in high quality wares for export. It is suggested that his sculptures of animals were probably influenced by the opening of Tokyo Zoological Gardens in 1882.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 17 1/4″ long x 9 3/4″ high x 5″ wide

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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