Width: 27cms
Height: 26cms
Depth: 13cms
Date: 19th Century
£POA
Product Code: LAKP1914
A Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Iron Jizai Okimono of an hawk with gilt eyes and articulated wings, tail feathers and legs.
Condition – Good, wear an stiffness of joints to be expected with age
Hawk
The hawk is traditionally a symbol of nobility and wealth, due to the expense of training and caring for the birds.
Jizai
Jizai (from the Japanese to move) Okimono are articulated sculptures of insects, sealife or animals. The first ones were made as curiosities by the armorers for the Samurai, they were put aside as a bit of fun. But when the Meiji Restoration happened and the Samurai became obsolete, the armorers had to find a new use for their skills. They turned back to Jizai making and developed their skills using many different metals, such as iron, bronze and silver. The resulting artworks were very popular in west and it became a new source of revenue, the Myochin family were particularly skilled Jizai artists and many of their works now reside in museums.
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