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A BRONZE OKIMONO GROUP OF TWO TIGERS
By Genryusai Seiya, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Both tigers fixed to an en-suite bronze stand cast to
resemble the rocky banks of a river, the adult tiger with its
head lowered and about to drink water from the river, its
cub waiting by its mother’s side, signed Seiya saku within a
rectangular reserve; the whole on an un-associated separate
large oval marble stand. The tiger group: 16cm x 41.5cm
(6¼in x 16¼in); the marble stand: 3cm x 45cm (1 1/8in x
17¾in). (2).

£1,500 - 1,800
JPY220,000 - 270,000
US$2,000 - 2,400

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A BRONZE OKIMONO GROUP
OF TWO PLUMP PUPPIES
By Morimitsu, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Constructed as two separate pieces, one standing on its
hind legs with both forepaws resting on its mate’s back, the
other recumbent, playing with a stem of bamboo, signed on
the belly on one puppy Morimitsu; with two unassociated
wooden storage boxes 16cm x 25cm (6¼in x 9 7/8in). (4).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000
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