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Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this Japanese Bronze Tiger Sculpture to the 1910s.
‘Seijo’ stamp on the belly. 12cm high x 23cm wide x 10cm deep (including base), weight (with box) 1.9kg.
Excellent condition.
Izumi Seijo II studied under his father, Seijo I, a former Aizu samurai and carver. He was a noted bronze caster who lived in Tokyo and is listed as a member of the Tokyo Sculptures Association and the Japan Metalwork Association. He was also a permanent committee member of the Tokyo Chukinkai (The Tokyo Cast Metalworkers Association). Izumi Seijo began exhibiting in around 1895 and wone a prize in the Paris Exposition of 1900 one of his sculptures (a bronze hen and rooster) is included in the Imperial collection.
Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this Japanese Bronze Tiger Sculpture to the 1910s.
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Japanese Meiji (Early 20thc) Small Bronze Tiger & Stand, Izumi Seijo II
