Fan-tailed Pigeon
Sculpture
1934 (made)
1934 (made)
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This excellent silvered bronze figure by Nakajima Yasumi represents a type of object from a period of Japanese art that is poorly represented in UK collections.
Executed in Art-Deco style the bronze comes with its original tomobako (wooden box) together with excellent documentation in the form of letters and an original invoice which is dated to 26th December 1934. It appears that that this object was made for Mr Fujii Sekido (of the publishing company Bijutsu Nippo-sha) who offered it to a Mr Okada Shoha along with a scroll painting. Mr Fujii points out in his letter that only two versions of this pigeon were ever made and that the other is in the collection of the Emperor (Hirohito) and was displayed at the Kishu Palace. Subsequent enquiries at the Sannomaru Shozokan (The Museum of the Imperial Collections) in Tokyo have, to date, failed to reveal the whereabouts of this other version of the object.
Executed in Art-Deco style the bronze comes with its original tomobako (wooden box) together with excellent documentation in the form of letters and an original invoice which is dated to 26th December 1934. It appears that that this object was made for Mr Fujii Sekido (of the publishing company Bijutsu Nippo-sha) who offered it to a Mr Okada Shoha along with a scroll painting. Mr Fujii points out in his letter that only two versions of this pigeon were ever made and that the other is in the collection of the Emperor (Hirohito) and was displayed at the Kishu Palace. Subsequent enquiries at the Sannomaru Shozokan (The Museum of the Imperial Collections) in Tokyo have, to date, failed to reveal the whereabouts of this other version of the object.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Fan-tailed Pigeon (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cast and silvered bronze |
| Brief description | Sculpture of a fan-tailed pigeon, Yasumi Nakajima, Japan, 1934 |
| Physical description | Fan tailed pigeon in Art-Deco style with box and wrapping cloth. |
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| Gallery label | Fan-tailed pigeon
1934
In 1925, Nakajima Yasumi was a juror for the Japanese section of the Exhibition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in Paris, which gave Art Deco its name. He became well known as a pioneer of the style in Japan. This is reflected in the stylised representation of the pigeon.
Nakajima Yasumi (1877–1952)
Tokyo
Silvered bronze
Gift of Brian Harkins
Museum no. FE.1-2005
(04/11/2015) |
| Credit line | Given by Brian Harkins |
| Summary | This excellent silvered bronze figure by Nakajima Yasumi represents a type of object from a period of Japanese art that is poorly represented in UK collections. Executed in Art-Deco style the bronze comes with its original tomobako (wooden box) together with excellent documentation in the form of letters and an original invoice which is dated to 26th December 1934. It appears that that this object was made for Mr Fujii Sekido (of the publishing company Bijutsu Nippo-sha) who offered it to a Mr Okada Shoha along with a scroll painting. Mr Fujii points out in his letter that only two versions of this pigeon were ever made and that the other is in the collection of the Emperor (Hirohito) and was displayed at the Kishu Palace. Subsequent enquiries at the Sannomaru Shozokan (The Museum of the Imperial Collections) in Tokyo have, to date, failed to reveal the whereabouts of this other version of the object. |
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| Accession number | FE.1:1 to 4-2005 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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