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Name: |
Japanese Mid 20th Century Art Deco White Bronze Mini Polar Bear Okimono by Hori Masaharu (1922-2014) |
Inventory #: |
L2U-08 |
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Description: |
Japanese Showa period (Mid 20th Century) Art Deco cast hakudō 白銅 (white bronze or cupronickel) small okimono 置物 of a striding polar bear by artist Hori Masaharu 堀政晴 (1922-2014).
Incised mark: 政晴作 Masaharu-saku (Work of Masaharu)
Comes with tomobako (original artist signed wood storage box).
Measurements: Length 3 3/4" x Height 2" x Depth 2"
Hori was from Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
He was a member of the Nihon Kōgei-kai 日本工芸会 (Japan Traditional Crafts Association) and exhibited many times at their annual exhibition. In 1983 he received the 30th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Asahi Shimbun Prize. |
Age: |
Showa Period (Mid 20th Century) |
Size: |
Length 3 3/4" x Height 2" x Depth 2" |
Price: |
$1,950. |
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