Ichioka Shiun
A large sentoku study of a carp in swimming motion, naturalistically modelled resting on its four fins, the eyes inlaid in shakudo, shibuichi and gold.
Signed on a silver plaque Shiun
Length: 52cm
Late Meiji period, circa 1910
With wood box bearing inscription Toto (Tokyo) Ichioka Shiun koku, [carp okimono sentoku speckled bronze]
With an associated lacquer stand by Enoki Kei (born 1949) decorated with rippling waves, with original signed box.
Length: 100cm
£20,000
