$4,095
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Auction: October 14, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
The mythical turtle with a long, feathery tail, its head turned slightly to the left; the crane designed in a elegant resting position, the details finely cast, both signed on the underside with incised characters "Ryuki", original fitted retailer's case for D. Kobayashi, Tokyo. Each approximately 6 ounces troy.
L:(minogame): 4 3/4 in.Property from a Private Collection, New York
For a nearly identical model of a minogame by Ryuki, see the example sold at Bonham's, New York, March 19, 2014, lot 3164; see also a similar example from the collection of Susan Tosk, exhibited by The Nippon Club Web Gallery, "Signs of Good Fortune: Traditional Japanese Art for a Bright Future", November 12, 2020- December 30, 2020 (https://nippongallery.nipponclub.org/Artworks/Details/124).