Excellent Vintage (1920s-1930s) Taisho/showa Bronze Horse, Ikeda Yuhachi

Name: Excellent Vintage (1920s-1930s) Taisho/showa Bronze Horse, Ikeda Yuhachi
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1163009
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

Description

Fine Japanese Taisho/Showa (1920-30s) bronze horse by Ikeda Yuhachi (1886-1963), a master animal sculptor in wood and bronze. An outstanding piece that depicts a stallion with a dignified presence and robust body, centred around its supple hind legs. Signed on the base. 23cm high x 27cm wide x 7cm deep, weight 2.5kg.

Very good condition and patina.

Ikeda Yuhachi was born on Shikoku Island in 1886. He studied at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts as a student of Fumio Asakura and received a bronze medal at the Tokyo Industrial Exposition in 1907. He exhibited regularly in the Bunten Exhibition – where his horse bronze won a first prize in 1909 – and was a judge for the Teiten Exhibition in 1920. His notable bronze works include Statue of Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka on Horseback and Pilgrimage to Shinzan Shrine.

Physical Dimensions

Height

23cm (9.06")

Width

27cm (10.63")

Depth

7cm (2.76")

Declaration

Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1163009

Dealers Internal Reference

AD1227

Description

Fine Japanese Taisho/Showa (1920-30s) bronze horse by Ikeda Yuhachi (1886-1963), a master animal sculptor in wood and bronze.

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An outstanding piece that depicts a stallion with a dignified presence and robust body, centred around its supple hind legs.

Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

Signed on the base. 23cm high x 27cm wide x 7cm deep, weight 2.5kg.

fig 1. Excellent Vintage (1920s-1930s) Taisho/Showa bronze horse, Ikeda Yuhachi — fig 1. Excellent Vintage (1920s-1930s) Taisho/showa Bronze Horse, Ikeda Yuhachi

Very good condition and patina.

Ikeda Yuhachi was born on Shikoku Island in 1886. He studied at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts as a student of Fumio Asakura and received a bronze medal at the Tokyo Industrial Exposition in 1907. He exhibited regularly in the Bunten Exhibition – where his horse bronze won a first prize in 1909 – and was a judge for the Teiten Exhibition in 1920. His notable bronze works include Statue of Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka on Horseback and Pilgrimage to Shinzan Shrine.