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A LARGE BRONZE ELEPHANT AND TIGERS GROUP A PAIR OF INLAID BRONZE VASES
By Genryusai Seiya, Meiji Meiji
Naturalistically modelled, the bull elephant rears up on his hind legs to Each of baluster form raised on three mask and tongue supports
stamp on one tiger below, a second tiger attacks the elephant’s back, joined by a stepped dais, decorated with samurai and birds among
ivory tusks, signed in seal to underside, autumn leaves in copper, silver and gold relief inlay, with further flat
33cm high, 46cm long inlay designs of leaves and scrolling motifs,
35cm high
£600 - 800
£500 - 700
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Meiji A BRONZE KORO AND COVER
The animal cast sitting up on its hind legs with ears back and fore Meiji
paws held close to its chest, signed to base, The body decorated with scenes of geese and chidori in high relief,
25cm high the separately cast dragon handles snarling up at the finial modelled
as an eagle alighting on a branch, all raised on four mask and tongue
£500 - 700 feet joined by a circular base,
64cm high
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A SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR AND A BRONZE BELL £300 - 500
The mirror back case deeply recessed and cast with a stylised scene
of a tortoise and two cranes beneath pine trees, 12.7cm diameter, 55
weight 960g, together with a bell suspended from a double-dragon A BRONZE BIRD INCENSE BURNER
hoop and decorated with panels of studs and inscriptions, Meiji
13cm high, weight 695g The long beaked bird stands upon a rocky outcrop with head turned
to look behind, the separately cast wings forming the censer cover,
£300 - 500 15cm high

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JEWELLERY AND OTHER COLLECTABLES
Meiji/Taisho
An ivory broach carved as Hotei, signed Kozan, 5cm long, a pair of
Komai-style cufflinks, a bronze and shakudo sword-fitting of a helmet
mounted as a brooch, an inlaid bronze sword-fitting of a mallet, a
white metal and brass belt plaque depicting an Okina mask, a boxed
set of silver cocktail spoons, each 22cm long, a brown lacquer fine-
toothed comb, and five further wooden combs,

£250 - 350

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