Antique Japanese Art Deco bronze and silver figure of a parrot sitting on a holly branch. Elegant simplified lines and form with swooping tail and copper color eyes. In two sections. Signed by the artist, Tanshо̄ Inoue. He was famous for his Art Deco bronze work during the Taisho Period and a member of Tokyo Chukinkai (Tokyo Cast Bronze Craftman's Association).
探勝作
Tanshо̄ saku
"Made by Tanshо̄"
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Dimensions: 15 3/4" high x 8 1/2" wide x 6" deep