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ATSUYOSHI 厚義, FOR THE MARUKI COMPANY 丸喜社
A Bronze Sculpture of a Bear
熊鋳金ブロンズ置物
Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th–early 20th century
Naturalistically cast with with dark brown patination, the seated bear
looking down at a crab held in its left forepaw, signed on the base
with cast characters Atsuyoshi 厚義 within a rectangular reserve
and with a seal-style mark Maruki shachū seisaku まるき社中製作
(Manufactured at the Maruki Company)
Height 9 7/8 in. (25.2 cm)
$10,000 - 15,000
For this artist, please refer to the footnote to the preceding lot.
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