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Cricket cage in a rectangular form with a domed roof. Of hammered iron with hammered silver, chrysanthemum-motif fittings. Signed on the reverse with a chiseled signature: Kōzan, and with a kakihan (Takase Kōzan or Kōzan I, 1868 – 1934).
Cricket Cage
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Cricket Cage

Artist Takase Kōzan (Japanese, 1868 - 1934)
Date1890-1920
Place of originJapan
MediumIron with silver
Dimensions7 1/16 × 9 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (18 × 23 × 17 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2017.15
Collections
Visual DescriptionCricket cage in a rectangular form with a domed roof. Of hammered iron with hammered silver, chrysanthemum-motif fittings. Signed on the reverse with a chiseled signature: Kōzan, and with a kakihan (Takase Kōzan or Kōzan I, 1868 – 1934).
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