As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this high quality Meiji Period (1868-1912) bronze and mixed metal okimono attributed to Sano Takachika, the humorous pair of muscular Oni stand upon a fitted lacquered wood base and wrestle with a huge glass ball above their heads, wearing only loincloths with finely inlaid various mixed metals. You will note the masks on the legs of the trunks as well as the gilt bracelet and anklets on each oni, an almost identical model of a single oni by Takachika is housed in the Dr Naseer D Khalili collection, a fascinating humorous and high quality mixed metal group for your Japanese works of art collection .Literature :For an almost identical model on a bronze base by Sano Takachika see : The Khalili collection, Metalwork II , plate 123.Provenance :UK Collection and subsequently supplied by ourselves to another UK Japanese works of art collectionCondition report :Lovely throughout.Approximate sizes :Height : 9''� 22cm� (with ball)Width:� �6''� 15 cmDepth :� 4''� 10 cmFree worldwide delivery and a certificate of authenticity are included in the price of this item. 2020vMembers of LAPADA (London and provincial antique dealers association)As members of LAPADA all our stock is guaranteed.The golden chandelier symbol displayed in a window or at a fair is the sign of membership of LAPADA, the Association of Art & Antiques Dealers. Since its inception in 1974, LAPADA�s membership has grown to over 600 members making it the largest association of professional art and antiques dealers in the United Kingdom. Although the majority of its membership is UK based, LAPADA also currently has 50 members in 16 other countries. Membership is only open to those who meet the Association�s requirements as to experience, quality of stock and knowledge of their subject. Between them members cover virtually every discipline from antiquities to contemporary fine art....