Bronze Sculpture, Okimono - Japanese Tea Drinking Man, Japan, Late Meiji Period

Superb bronze figure with a brown/black patina, resting on a perfectly polished wooden root and knot. A superb quality okimono depicting an old man seated in traditional dress, holding a teapot in one hand and his cup in the other. The man's face is rendered with truly beautiful features.
Signed under the bronze base, by HIROTSUGU.
Period/Origin: Japan, early 20th century, late Meiji period. Dimensions: Bronze height: 34 cm - Total height with wooden base: 45 cm. Root/Base: Width: 35 cm - Depth: 35 cm.
Sale price: €2600.

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