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Subject:Tiny Bronze Elephant Okimono - Mark ID or Date?
Posted By: Scoutshouse Mon, Apr 08, 2019 IP: 2606:6000:6a03:9800: Hi, all |
Subject:Re: Tiny Bronze Elephant Okimono - Mark ID or Date?
Posted By: Guy Wed, Apr 10, 2019 Reads 'Seiya' (せいや) in hiragana, a maker's mark of the workshop of Genryusai Seiya in Tokyo. Date ca. 1890-1900. |
Subject:Re: Tiny Bronze Elephant Okimono - Mark ID or Date?
Posted By: Scoutshouse Fri, Apr 12, 2019 Thank you so much, Guy! |
Subject:Re: Tiny Bronze Elephant Okimono - Mark ID or Date?
Posted By: Guy Sat, Apr 13, 2019 This indeed a very small object and could have been part of a larger group. The Seiya workshop made elephants from small to large dimensions and occasionally oversized scale (exhibition pieces) and from poor or average quality to top-of-the-line quality. |
Subject:Re: Tiny Bronze Elephant Okimono - Mark ID or Date?
Posted By: Scoutshouse Sun, Apr 21, 2019 Thanks so much for your help, Guy! Would you mind weighing in on the quality of this piece, since you mentioned it? It's not "best quality" photo, but... :) |
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