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PROPERTY FROM A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRUST
6295
AKASOFU GYOKKO
A gilt-bronze figural group
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890
Cast as a nobleman apprehending a blind masseur by the collar and
finished in two shades of bronze, the figures, robes decorated in floral
of butterfly heraldic crests finished in gold overlays, signed in a rectan-
gular reserve Gyokko; on a fitted wood stand
12in (30.5cm) high; 14in (35.5cm) wide
US$15,000 - 25,000
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