DESCRIPTION Fine bronze statue with signature, made by Saegusa Sōtarō 三枝惣太郎（1911～2006） Size: rat (big) 8.1 x 6 x 4.5 cm (211g) rat (small) 5.8 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm (91g) dragon 6.1 x 6.1 x 3 cm (277g) Good condition. Artist： Sculptor Sōtarō Saegusa (1911–2006) was born on Shodoshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture and graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1935. While serving as a ceramics instructor at the Yokkaichi City School of Commerce and Industry in Mie Prefecture, he actively participated in exhibitions such as the Nitten and the Shin-Kōzōsha Exhibition. From 1970, he served as an assistant professor and professor at Nagoya University of Arts. Around 1982, he moved to Ichinomiya and played a leading role in promoting the arts in Ichinomiya City, including serving as a judge for the Ichinomiya City Art Exhibition. Sōtarō Saegusa primarily identified himself as a sculptor, considering painting a hobby, but his affiliation with the painting division of the Shin-Kōzōsha from an early time and the numerous paintings he left behind demonstrate his sculptural high compositional skills. This exhibition features: ・Career Received the Chunichi Prize at the Nitten Nagoya Exhibition Exhibited at the Nagoya Times Outstanding Exhibition Awarded the Konjū Medal of Honor Friend of the Nitten Member of the Japan Artists Federation Member of the Japan Sculpture Society Member of Shin-Kōzōsha (Painting) Member of the Tokai Sculpture Society Honorary Professor of Fine Arts at Nagoya University of Arts NOITICE The lot will be carefully packaged and sent by DHL or FedEx depend on the situation. It takes about 3 weeks to receive normally. Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Sometimes Customes or delivery company in your country contact you for Customs clearance via phone or email. Please make sure that you could answer the phone. If you don't, the parcel will return to me and it cost more double shipping fee for reshipping. I appreciate your cooperation.