Hand-carved and Hand-painted Wooden Galloping Horse from the Taisho Period

Bidding Supports: FLYNN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS LTD (BURLINGTON, VT)

Item Number
196
Value:
750 USD
Online Close:
2020-03-29 21:00:00.0
Bid History:
1 Bids

Description

A monumental nearly four foot long, finely hand-carved and hand-painted wooden effigy of a galloping horse from the Taisho period (1912-1926).

Dimensions: 29 inches tall and 43 inches long  

Note the unusual butterfly joints in the base piece. 

There are remnants of the original gray white paint still visible. 

Provenance: Private collection Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Item Special Note

Please view condition in photos.

Item to be picked up in Burlington, Vermont by the winner.

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