Heritage Auctions
Xu Gu
(Chinese, 1824-1896)
Squirrel, Bird (two works)
Ink and color on paper
8-1/8 x 15-5/8 inches (20.6 x 39.7 cm)
Three red seals (total)
PROVENANCE
Richard Yee collection.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Asian Art Signature® Auction
21 March 2023
Lot 78119
Heritage Auctions
A Large Japanese Patinated and Silvered Bronze Okimono Model of a Cockerel
Hideyoshi Seizo, Meiji Period, late 19th century
Marks: Hideyoshi Seizo
24 x 13 x 8-1/2 inches (61.0 x 33.0 x 21.6 cm)
Naturalistically cast and highly detailed rooster figure, tail feathers in shakudo technique and body feathers copper and dark brown colored, wattles red and eyes with inlaid glass.
REFERENCE
Christie's, Japanese and Korean Works of Art, September 21, 2004, lot 224 for a nearly identical example
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Asian Art Signature® Auction
21 March 2023
Lot 78162
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