Bronze - Tsuda Shinobu (1875-1946) - 見事でエレガントなアールデコの牛の置物、署名入り - 20世紀初頭

stunning and elegant okimono, it will be beautiful display in your home.
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Tsuda Shinobu was born in 1875 in Chiba Prefecture. He studied under Okazaki Sessei and graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1900. He was a professor of the Metalworks Department at the Tokyo Academy of Fine Art, and was also a valuable teacher amidst the participants of the Mukei group. Shinobu was one of many Japanese artists who contributed during Japan's Art Deco period, known for his progressive ideas and interest in introducing new ways of working with metal. In 1935, he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, and in 1937 of the Teikoku Geijutsuin or Imperial Arts Academy. He had many students, who later became well-known artists. A juror and exhibitor, Tsuda Shinobu was one of the foremost artists working in metal in the decades prior to the World War II. Died in 1946. when he was 71 years old.
His works could be found in many museums, like the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, National Museum of Korea,...

Dimensions: 12 x 6,5 x 5 cm

Good condition, there are minor signs of wear from age and normal use, marks, scratches, dirt, stains; please, take a look at pictures for actual condition.

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