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ANTIQUE #SA1027986

Rare Art Deco (1920s) Japanese Bronze Sculpture (okimono) Of A Tiger By Kabuki Shumei (hideaki)

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Powerful tiger bronze sculpture (okimono), elegantly designed in a modernistic Art Deco style by master sculptor Kabuki Shumei (Hideaki). Signed with a three-character signature on the underside. Measures ca. 36cm long x 7cm deep x 14cm high. Weighs 2.5kg.
 
Lovely original condition.
 
After his apprenticeship in Odawara, Soshu (Sagami Province) under Master Yoshihama Shuaki, Hideaki won an award at the 1924 exhibition at the Tokyo Foundry Association. He achieved the first prize gold medal at the Aomori Prefecture Industrial Fair in 1925, the gold medal (first prize) in 1926 at the Yokohama City Industrial Fair, first prize at the Tokyo Craft Exposition of 1929, a bronze prize in the Exhibition of Foundry Association in 1930 and further exhibited at the 1935 Trade Encouragement Association (awarded a certificate of merit) and the 1940 Bunten Celebration.
 
 
Internal Reference: AD528/23
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1027986
Dateline of this antique is 1920
Height is 14cm (5.5inches)
Width is 36cm (14.2inches)
Depth is 7cm (2.8inches)
Antique SA1027986 shown on this page was made in 1920. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1920
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