クリスティーズのインスタグラム(christiesinc) - 11月20日 02時39分

Part fish, part tiger, this sea creature was favoured by Japanese samurai warriors as symbols of defence against fire.⠀
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The overlapping plates of the fish’s body were made with the same technique as samurai armour, allowing its mouth, tongue, body and fins to open and move.⠀
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An iron articulated sculpture of a mythical beast (shachi). Edo period (18th – 19th century). 20 ½ in. (52.1 cm.) long. Estimate: HK$2,800,000–4,000,000.⠀
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The Meiji Aesthetic: Selected Masterpieces from a Private Asian Collection – 27 November at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.⠀
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