Large Ivory Eagle, End of the 19th century
Total height: 192 cm. (75 5/8 in.)
Without base: 100 x 140 cm. (39 3/8 x 55 1/8 in.)
Without base: 100 x 140 cm. (39 3/8 x 55 1/8 in.)
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Japan, Meiji Period. Signed.
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.