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Large Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Sumo Wrestlers Lamp on Forged Bronze Base
$4,800
£3,619.68
€4,186.33
CA$6,734.37
A$7,485.68
CHF 3,923.83
MX$91,418.21
NOK 48,986.76
SEK 46,087.40
DKK 31,245.55
About the Item
A heavy, solid-cast Japanese bronze of two sumo wrestlers, finely detailed with taut musculature, expressive faces, and traditional mawashi belts. The figures are mounted as a lamp on a substantial forged bronze stepped base in the spirit of Billy Haines, giving the piece both gravitas and sculptural presence.
The wrestlers are captured in dynamic motion, frozen at the moment of struggle and balance, exemplifying the quality of late Meiji/Taishō period workmanship (late 19th–early 20th century). The later lamp conversion lends the piece unusual rarity, bridging Japanese artistry with Hollywood Regency glamour.
📏 Dimensions: [insert height with harp/shade, and base measurements]
⚜️ Date: Figures, late 19th–early 20th century (Meiji/Taishō period); lamp conversion mid-20th century
🎨 Materials: Solid-cast bronze figures, forged bronze base
A striking statement lamp with crossover appeal: equally at home as a collector’s bronze or as a bold design accent for interiors in the Hollywood Regency tradition.
- Dimensions:Height: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Depth: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Voltage:110-150v
- Lampshade:Not Included
- Style:Meiji (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1880s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. there is one small crack where the tubing was attached to the figure but doesn't seem lose. This type of braze is hard to do because the tubing is so thin and the bronze is thick so heating them to braze is difficult. thick metal sucks heat away.
- Seller Location:Kilmarnock, VA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU883046477362
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