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A FINE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A MINOGAME
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06月13日 下午4点 开拍 / 06月11日 下午3点 截止委托
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A FINE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A MINOGAMEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Published: Miyeko Murase (ed.), Art Through a Lifetime: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Volume II, Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2013, cat. no. 833. Finely cast standing foursquare with the head raised and turned to the left, well detailed in a quizzical expression with bulging eyes, funnel-shaped ears, and scrolling mane, the minutely incised bushy tail swept to one side, the carapace richly carved and incised, surrounded by flames and encircled by lotus lappets, the scaly skin naturalistically rendered.LENGTH 12.3 cm WEIGHT 371 gCondition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, scattered nicks and scratches, expected natural patina and some rubbing to it on the tip of the tail and on the feet, a dent in the plastron possibly with an old metal filler.Provenance: The Mary Griggs and Jackson Burke Collection. The Minneapolis Institute of Art, gifted from the above, and deaccessioned in 2024. Mary Griggs Burke (1916–2012) was an American art collector who assembled the largest private collection of Japanese art outside Japan. Born into an artistic family, she developed an early appreciation for rare objects, influenced by her mother’s collecting interests. Together with her husband, Jackson Burke (1908–1975), she began collecting in the 1960s. In 1972, they established the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation to support the study and exhibition of artworks. Their collection, widely regarded as the finest of its kind outside Japan, was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1975, the Tokyo National Museum in 1985, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Following Mary’s passing, many pieces were bequeathed to the Foundation and gifted to museums, including the present lot.The minogame is a mythical turtle, often depicted with the head of a dragon. It is said to live for over a thousand years, with a long, hairy tail made of seaweed and algae that have grown on its shell due to its old age, symbolizing longevity and wisdom. The perhaps most famous minogame appears in the legend of Urashima Taro, in which the hero rescues a sea turtle from tormenting children and is rewarded with a journey to Ryugu-jo, the palace of the Dragon King, under the sea.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related copper alloy minogame, also dated to the 19th century, Meiji period, 13.9 cm long, in the Walters Art Museum, accession number 54.1355.

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拍品估价:800 - 1,500 欧元 起拍价格:800 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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