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Property from a European Private Collection
(Lots 442-463)

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ONE BRONZE LION
AND ONE BRONZE TIGER
The lion by Kiyomitsu and the tiger by
Watanabe, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each animal naturalistically modelled with its
head raised and wide-open snarling mouth,
the lion signed on the underside Kiyomitsu
saku within a rectangular reserve, 25cm x
51cm (9 7/8in x 20in); the tiger on an integral
detachable wood stand, signed on the tiger’s
belly Watanabe sei within a rectangular
reserve, 17cm x 34cm (6 3/8in x13 3/8in). (3).
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,700 - 2,500

443 Y Ф
A BRONZE OKIMONO GROUP
OF AN ELEPHANT AND TWO TIGERS
By Genryusai Seiya, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The trumpeting mammal modelled fending
off two snarling tigers, stamping one tiger
underfoot at the front whilst another attacks
from behind, clambering over his back,
signed on the elephant’s belly in tensho script
Genryusai Seiya tsukuru within a square seal.
26.8cm x 37cm (10½in x 14½in).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000 443
US$1,400 - 2,100

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