AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY AND PATINATED BRONZE EAGLE ON A ROOTWOOD BASE SIGNED RYO-O SAKU, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY The eagle with head bent forward and wings spread wide, as if ready to take flight from the rootwood base, each feather realistically carved and intricately applied to the head, body and wings, the bird with patinated bronze talons, eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the underside applied with an ivory plaque signed Ryo-o saku 75 5/8 in. (192 cm.), high overall 39 3/8 in. (100 cm.) high; 55 1/8 in. (140 cm.) wide, the eagle Provenance Acquired in Europe pre-1939 and remained in the same South American family collection until circa 2000. A private Collection, 'C'est Fou!'; sold Christie's, Paris, 12-14 December 2018, lot 43.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY AND PATINATED BRONZE EAGLE ON A ROOTWOOD BASE SIGNED RYO-O SAKU, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY The eagle with head bent forward and wings spread wide, as if ready to take flight from the rootwood base, each feather realistically carved and intricately applied to the head, body and wings, the bird with patinated bronze talons, eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the underside applied with an ivory plaque signed Ryo-o saku 75 5/8 in. (192 cm.), high overall 39 3/8 in. (100 cm.) high; 55 1/8 in. (140 cm.) wide, the eagle Provenance Acquired in Europe pre-1939 and remained in the same South American family collection until circa 2000. A private Collection, 'C'est Fou!'; sold Christie's, Paris, 12-14 December 2018, lot 43.
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