As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this fine quality Meiji period 1868-1912, bronze okimono of a chin dog by the highly acclaimed multi award winning metalworker of the period Kaniya Kuniharu 1852-1934, the delightful chin dog is cast in a seated pose and chiseled in exquisite detail, its eyes picked out in mixed alloys to charming lifelike effect against the deep bronze patination of the fur, its front paw raised in anticipation of a treat perhaps, the heavy bronze okimono is signed with the artists name to the underside and would make a fantastic addition to your Japanese metalwork or okimono  collection.Literature :”Kaniya Kuniharu (1852-1934) was one of the foremost craftsmen in cast bronze of the Meiji Period. He had been taught by two particularly eminent artists, Takamura Koun (1852-1934) and Otake Norikuni (b.1852). Koun, a master of wood sculpture, had been appointed Professor of sculpture a the founding of the Tokyo Art School in...