"Japanese Bronze By Katô Tatsuo 加藤 龍雄 - Minogame And Crane"
Katô TATSUO 加藤 龍雄, whose real name was YASABURÔ 弥三郎, was a student of Ôshima JOUN 大島如雲 (1858 – 1940), who taught sculpture at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and exhibited in Europe at the turn of the century. He is best known for his bronze sculptures of long-tailed turtles, the minogames.The minogame (蓑亀), so ancient that it is adorned with a trail of seaweed on its back, is a symbol of longevity and happiness. It plays an important role in the famous legend of Urashima Tarō.
Circa 1920.
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