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Edo period Japanese Bronze Quail Koro, Kamejo browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1800: item # 667889 Please refer to our stock # MOR2167 when inquiring.
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| A rare and outstanding Edo period rendition of a standing quail by Tsumura Kamejo (d. 1772) enclosed in an Edo period Kiri wood box. Each ruffled feather is uniquely created, standing on the birds back. The rest of the body is carefully incised with repeating patterns of feathers, the artists mark clearly visible under the tail. The face is that of the Edo quail, a fierce gaze showing the awe of nature and its inhabitants with which the people co-existed at that time. As the cities grew that reverence would wane and the creatures would become softer, cute things to look at it the garden, or stylized members of folk tales. Not so however in this case. The creature is 5 inches (12.5 cm) tall, roughly the same length and in excellent condition. Tsumura Kamejo was a rare Edo period female lost wax casting artisan of Nagasaki known especially for these quail incense burners with detachable wing lids. She was born the only daughter of a second generation bronze craftsman late in that artists life. In prayer for her long life, she was given the name Kamejo (turtle woman) as the turtle was said to live for a thousand years. She was a stickler for perfection however her eccentricities were such that no matter what the price offered, she would not move to fill an order until she felt ready, and then would not hand over the work until it met her own strict standards. For More information on this artist see the notes of the lecture at the Tokyo National Museum, June 27, 2006: Quail Incense Burner by Female Metal Caster Kamejo - Cire perdue bronzes from the Edo period. The subject of that lecture is part of the permanent collection there. | |||||||||||||||
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