Karu Posted January 30, 2021 Report Posted January 30, 2021 Hello to everyone, This is my first post on subjects other than Japanese swords and I am really devoid of knowledge about this kind of art. So: Here is a bronze tiger statue I have, I bought it years ago. I was told it is called a "double patina" statue and It is from meiji era. It is also "signed", I have already seen this signature on other statues but also, as I am not Japanese speaker, I can't find anything on google. It measures 45,5 cm (17,71654 inches) from the tail to the head and 20,5 cm (7,874016 inches) of heigt (from the front paw to the nose) I would love if you guys tell me what's the real value of this and would really appreciate to know some history about the maker and this type of statue. I am sorry if it is not the right category to talk about this. Thank you really much Carl Quote
Rich S Posted January 30, 2021 Report Posted January 30, 2021 Carl No idea of translation, but I love the Tiger - beautiful piece. Rich Quote
Karu Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Posted January 30, 2021 Hello Rich, Thank you. I just found out the signature is Genryusai Seiya, if you have any infos about him and his works let me know please. Quote
Moley Posted January 30, 2021 Report Posted January 30, 2021 Ooooooooooh that is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. CONGRATULATIONS. Quote
Karu Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Posted January 30, 2021 Really ? I can't really figure out ahah Could you tell me more ? Quote
Kurikata Posted January 30, 2021 Report Posted January 30, 2021 Hi Carl, this statue is commonly seen in various auction houses in France and on the web: https://www.google.com/search?q=bronze+tiger+Japan&rlz=1C5CHFA_enFR917FR918&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-sdGUlMTuAhWl0eAKHZiWA4gQ_AUoAXoECBIQAw&biw=1920&bih=983 1 Quote
kissakai Posted January 30, 2021 Report Posted January 30, 2021 I saw one very much like this one at a fair - can't remember if it was signed Some had polished the 'black' stuff off so it was shiny so didn't buy it I hate to think how many years that took away Quote
Karu Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Posted February 1, 2021 Can someone give me a rough estimate of this statue? I can provide more photos if needed. Quote
Brian Posted February 1, 2021 Report Posted February 1, 2021 Wild slightly educated guess..about 500 Euro? Quote
Karu Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Posted February 1, 2021 I mean, I try to find some that sold, but that goes between 300€ and 17k€ so I was looking for someone who have much more knowledge than me. Thank you for your answer. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted February 3, 2021 Report Posted February 3, 2021 I have a similar one, will get some pictures when I get home. The small research I did revealed many statues of this design were made, of varying quality. Quote
Karu Posted February 4, 2021 Author Report Posted February 4, 2021 Here are some better pictures if you need to compare : https://imgur.com/a/iaCqdrN Quote
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