Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Literature:
This artist is listed on pp 134/ 135 in the Toso Kinko Jiten, by Wakayama Takeshi.
It was common practice for cormorant fisherman to train the birds to dive for fish, the birds necks would be loosely tied to prevent them from swallowing the catch, the fisherman would reward them with fish once the task was completed , this practice still exists in one area of Japan even today.
Provenance :
UK based Japanese works of art collection.
Condition report :
Original aged related condition .
Approximate sizes :
Height : 3 3/8" 8.5 cm
Width : 3 1/8" 8.0 cm
Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Specialists in japanese works of art from the meiji period 1868-1912
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Japanese Shibuichi & Mixed Metal Tsuba Cormorant Fisherman .
