GENRYUSAI SEIYA
GENRYUSAI SEIYA
A Large Japanese Bronze Group of an Elephant And Tigers
JAPAN, Circa 1890
REF No. B73770
Signed in hiragana script 'Seiya Zo'.
dimensions
Height :74 cm | 29¹/₈ in
Width :56 cm | 22 in
Depth :46 cm | 18¹/₈ in
Width :56 cm | 22 in
Depth :46 cm | 18¹/₈ in
description
A Large Japanese Bronze Group of an Elephant And Tigers, By Genryusai Seiya.
A large Japanese bronze Elephant and Tiger Group, Meiji Period,
This large figural group is naturalistically cast with a finely chased bull elephant fighting off two fierce tigers.
A large Japanese bronze Elephant and Tiger Group, Meiji Period,
This large figural group is naturalistically cast with a finely chased bull elephant fighting off two fierce tigers.
maker
Genryusai Seiya was one of the most prominent Japanese bronze artists of the Meiji period. His workshop specialised in export wares of the highest quality, including human genre figures, vases and exotic bronze models of animals.
It was for the naturalistic depiction of exotic animals that he is most celebrated, probably influenced by the opening of the Tokyo Zoological Gardens in 1882. His figures realistically cast and filled with dynamic potential.
It was for the naturalistic depiction of exotic animals that he is most celebrated, probably influenced by the opening of the Tokyo Zoological Gardens in 1882. His figures realistically cast and filled with dynamic potential.
