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Designer
Sotaro Saegusa

Description
A bronze effigy of a crane censer in origami form, two pieces, signed underside. The details in the cast of the folded paper - frozen in time with gorgeous uneven green patina, is at the least, a beautiful gesture of Japanese culture and iconography. When the incense is burning, cascading out of the two holes on the top, the crane appears to fly.

Biography
Sotaro Saegusa (1911-2006) was born in Aji-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
A graduate of the Metallic Engineering Department of Kagawa Prefectural Technical School in 1930 and the Sculpture School of Tokyo School of Fine Arts, Saegusa. Later he worked as a professor at the Nagoya University of Arts until he retired in 1986. Saegusa is a member of the Japan Artists ‘Association, Japan Sculptors’ Association and Shin Kozo Exhibition Paintings Division. Saegusas enthusiasm for the arts continues after his retirement. His bronze works display a variety of themes and postures, reflecting traditional Japanese culture with injection of abstract elements. His works are highly revered for their artistic beauty. After his retirement, Saegusa focused on sculptures of animals including lunar animals.

Condition
Vintage, ca. 1950’s Japan

Measurements
W 15 x D 15 x H 13 CM