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MYOCHIN: AN IRON JIZAI OKIMONO OF AN ISE-EBI (SPINY LOBSTER)
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06月12日 晚上7点 开拍 / 06月10日 下午3点 截止委托
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MYOCHIN: AN IRON JIZAI OKIMONO OF AN ISE-EBI (SPINY LOBSTER)

By a member of the Myochin family, signed Myochin
Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Naturalistically modeled, formed from individually cast and hammered sections designed to emulate the shell of a lobster, and assembled with articulated joints allowing full mobility of the body, antennae, and limbs. Finely chiseled and incised detailing is applied to the thorax and tail of the crustacean. Signed on the underside MYOCHIN.

LENGTH 33.8 cm (with extended feelers)
WEIGHT 116.2 g

Condition: Excellent condition with only minor surface wear, light casting-inherent irregularities, and faint traces of corrosion.

With an inscribed wood storage box (tomobako).

The basic principle of Japanese armor lies in its flexibility, achieved through the assembly of numerous small, lacquered metal plates laced together in rows, allowing a high degree of freedom of movement. It is this very quality of articulation that gave rise to the term ‘jizai’ to describe articulated okimono. The subjects favored by jizai okimono craftsmen are primarily dragons, snakes, crustaceans, birds, and insects, creatures whose segmented bodies, scales, or feathers provide both protection and mobility, mirroring the articulated construction of Japanese armor itself. Meticulously crafted from hammered iron plates, these articulated figures were highly prized as decorative objects and served as sources of fascination, entertainment, and discussion.

The Myochin family was the most prominent of the numerous dynasties of professional armorers that originated in late medieval Japan. During the Edo period (1615–1868), they established branches not only in major urban centers but also in the principal towns of various provincial domains, producing large quantities of cuirasses, helmets, facial masks, and other components required for samurai armor. Myochin craftsmen were highly skilled in the use of minute rivets to join multiple iron plates, creating armor that was both lightweight and remarkably flexible. Over time, they adapted these techniques to produce intricate and strikingly lifelike articulated models of snakes, fish, crustaceans, and insects.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related jizai okimono of a lobster, signed Myochin Muneyuki, Edo period, 19th century, 17.6 cm long, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 22 September 2005, lot 244 (sold for USD 11,400 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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