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ANTIQUE #SA1217273

Japanese Meiji (early 20thc) Bronze Horse Sculpture, Kunio Itô

£550    $736    €644
Superb Japanese Taisho (early 20thC) bronze horse by Kunio Itô (1980-1970), depicted standing foursquare on a rectangular rocky base. Signed on the base. 34cm long x 32cm high x 9cm deep, weight 5.3kg.
 
Excellent condition and patina.
 
Born in Iwate Prefecture, Kunio Itô devoted his life to the creation of horse statues, exhibiting with the Bunten National Exhibition and the Exhibition of the National Art Society, among others. His work ‘Rush of a Gun Carriage’ (horses pulling a gun carriage through the mud) is held in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, while his sculpture of the Meiji Emperor’s Horse stands among 700 cherry trees in Atago Park (Noheji, Aomori prefecture), while two large horse sculptures (one with a foal) are located in the grounds of the Hokkaido Agricultural School.
 
Internal Reference: AD1424
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1217273
Dateline of this antique is 1900
Height is 32cm (12.6inches)
Width is 34cm (13.4inches)
Depth is 9cm (3.5inches)
Antique SA1217273 shown on this page was made in 1900. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1900
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