A dragon looks in a pot and will aim at something. I can imagine a story from an expression and a body with the movement of dragon. The dragon is big size for the pot. The direction is unusual and atractive. The inlay of a back and eyes is very beautiful work.
size 13cm-10cm-16cm(h) Signature Kako (Chokichi Suzuki)
One of the most important metal artists working during the Meiji era, Suzuki Chōkichi was both skilled at metal casting, carving and inlay. His work is often dramatic and ornamental in design, with lavish use of colored metal inlays and rich red lacquer overlays. Born in 1848 in Iruma County of Musashi Province (present-day Sakado City in Saitama Prefecture), Suzuki Chōkichi spent most of his life working in Tokyo. From 1874 until its dissolution in 1891, he was director of the government-sponsored art export company, the Kiritsu Kōshō Kaisha. He exhibited widely at domestic and international exhibitions, including the Paris World Fair Exhibition in 1878 and the Chicago World Fair Exhibition in 1893 (where he exhibited his famous set of twelve falcons). In 1893, Chōkichi was designated an Imperial Court Artist (Teishitsu Gigei-in).
Sold
