25th Jun, 2025 9:30
FINE ART & ANTIQUES
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A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF NINOMIYA SONTOKU
typically depicted as a boy, carrying a large straw hat on his back, reading a book incised with a passage, signed Morimitsu saku for Kanamori Moshimitsu to the back. 30cm high
Ninoyama Sontoku (1787-1856), also known as Ninoyama Kinjirō, was a famous agriculturalist, philosopher and economist. Statues depicting him as a boy studying are often seen near Japanese schools.
£200 - £300
Buyer's premium: 30.00%
typically depicted as a boy, carrying a large straw hat on his back, reading a book incised with a passage, signed Morimitsu saku for Kanamori Moshimitsu to the back. 30cm high
Ninoyama Sontoku (1787-1856), also known as Ninoyama Kinjirō, was a famous agriculturalist, philosopher and economist. Statues depicting him as a boy studying are often seen near Japanese schools.
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Auction: FINE ART & ANTIQUES, 25th Jun, 2025
Including property from the estate of Sir Joseph and Lady Barnard, as well as items from a deceased estate in Queen’s Gate Gardens, South Kensington.
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