An unusual bronze model of a camel
By Yoshida Saburo (1889-1962), Showa era (1926-1989), 20th centuryNaturalistically rendered with a characteristic thick coat, recumbent with its head raised and long legs drawn beneath its body, signed with chiselled characters Yoshida Saburo saku; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Rakuda: Yoshida Saburo saku (Camel: Made by Yoshida Saburo), inside the lid inscribed Rakuda: Yoshida Saburo saku with seal Yoshida Saburo, dated Showa gojuichi nen juni gatsu, tsuma Sawa shirusu (Recorded by the artist's wife, Sawa in 1976). 22cm x 34cm (8 5/8in x 13 3/8in). (2).