This group of three bronze, long-legged birds has the unusual feature of the largest bird having engraved on it both the signature of the artist and the foundry mark – Yoshide Su. Interest in acquiring decorative sculpture of Japanese origin was not usual in Portugal; therefore we believe this group in the Ajuda Palace Museum is unique in our country, and an example of Queen D. Maria Pia’s oriental taste when decorating some interiors.
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