An Articulated Iron Lobster
An Articulated Iron Lobster

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), ENGRAVED SIGNATURE MYOCHIN MUNEAKIRA

细节
An Articulated Iron Lobster
Edo Period (18th Century), engraved signature Myochin Muneakira
The body fully articulated with six-piece sectional tail, the antennae, legs, fins and eyes constructed of moveable parts, the details of the surface filed and chiselled to resemble the animal's natural shell
10½in (27.2cm.) long (antennae included)

拍品专文

Myochin Muneakira, also known as Shikibu, was a pupil of the 22nd Myochin-school master Munesuke (1688-1735).