The artist, who specialized in depicting animals, created lifelike, moving horses – lying, jumping and on top of each other – a difficult feat considering the size of this work. The composition is cleverly arranged. The horse (uma) is one of the twelve signs of Japanese zodiac and depictions of several horses are reminiscent of the popular theme of the horses of King Mu of Zhou, who reigned in China during the 10th century BC. Signed SHOGETSU on a small plate on the underside.

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Subcategory:

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Subject:

Animal

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

Shogetsu

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

signed

Type:

Katabori

Height:

mm

Width:

52mm mm

Depth:

mm

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