Large Ivory Eagle, End of the 19th century
Japan, Meiji Period. Signed.
Total height: 192 cm. (75 5/8 in.)
Without base: 100 x 140 cm. (39 3/8 x 55 1/8 in.)
Total height: 192 cm. (75 5/8 in.)
Without base: 100 x 140 cm. (39 3/8 x 55 1/8 in.)
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This work is sculpted with exquisite realism, its head leaning forward and its wings unfurled, ready to take flight. The sculpture, with encrustations in its eyes and bearing a signature, is perched on a tree made of rootstock.
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