Miyao Company (late 19th century)A bronze model of a bird catcher
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Cast as a bird catcher dressed in a loose robe decorated in floral designs with a large basket on his hip, a large straw hat on his head, a bird alighted on the end of his long pole, signed Miyao, on a fitted wood base decorated with scrolling vines in hiramaki-e
12 3/4in (32.3cm) high