Pair of Bronze Horse Sculptures

A Meiji period bronze sculpture of a mother and son by Atsuyoshi, she is shown seated on a gnarled rootwood base, with her arm round a crying boy standing by her knee and offering her breast, wearing a short robe, trousers and a cloth incised with Mount Fuji around her head, and bare feet. Signed Atsuyoshi saku, Maruki Shachu seisaku (??????????? (??????????). Japanese, circa 1880. Footnote: Atsuyoshi is known for a number of finely modelled bronze studies of both wild and domesticated animals, almost all of them made for the Tokyo based Maruki Company. This is therefore an unusual subject matter for him and Japanese bronzes in general , however Oliver Impey and Joyce Seaman, in ‘Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period’ (in the Ashmolean Museum Collections), pp. 68-69, include a bronze group of a woman who has just finished breast feeding...

18th Century Chinese bronze duck incense burner, Qing period Please note that one foot is missing, broken off, see detailed image.  

A large cast bronze sculpture of a Buddha's left hand, circa 1960. Mounted on a trapezoid-shaped wood and metal stand. The gesture is known as Dharmachakra Mudra, the traditional B...

A sculpted Japanese bronze of a Bactrian camel.

This is a very good antique Chinese foo or lion dog sculpture, sometimes called a temple lions, made of bronze, with excellent detail, dating to the 19th century, Qing period or poss...

A Meiji period bronze of a boy carrying twigs, they are strapped onto his back on a carrying frame and he carries a gourd water bottle in his right hand, signed in a seal. Japanese, ...

A delightful antique Japanese Meiji Bronze portrayal of a fisherman dating from the 19th century. The fisherman is portrayed with a very large fish and sitting on it to hold it down....

Fine cast bronze figures created over 400 years ago during China's Ming dynasty are rare and highly appreciated. In this exceptional example, a spirited young boy stands on a lotus b...

A beautiful French patinated bronze figure of a standing Japanese geisha in a traditional kimono with an obi. This geisha is exceptionally cast with immense detail. Starting from the...

Intriguing pair of vintage Chinese cloisonne or enamel on brass birds with quizzical expressions, colorful wings and tails, blue bodies and floral bases.