Sculpture of a pair of geese, necks stretched out. Both are abstracted into beautiful silhouettes. One goose is stretching its head towards the sky (or full moon), the other stretching its neck towards its companion.
Bronze with brown patina. One goose signed Sou, for Saegusa Sotaro.
Japan, Showa era, ca. 1980s. Geese (and full moon) are a symbol of the fall.
H 12 ¾ and 6 ½ inches
Excellent condition
Saegusa Soutaro (1911-2006) was a well known artist. During his working career he specialized in oil painting and large scale public sculpture. It was after his retirement in 1986 that he started to focus on smaller animal sculpture. For another piece by the same maker, see item no. 10994, a leopard.
