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A SILVER, GILT AND SHAKUDO OKIMONO
OF A COCKATOO WITH EN-SUITE BRONZE STAND
By Yoshitani/Bikoku, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Cast in two separate sections, the detachable bird
perched on one foot atop a gnarled maple-clad trunk,
its right talon raised to its beak; its eyes inlaid in glass
with black pupils, the bird signed in a rectangular gilt
reserve with chiselled signature Bikoku/Yoshitani kansei;
the stand unsigned.
The bird: 30.5cm (12in) high,
the bronze stand: 31.5cm (12 3/8in) high. (2).
£7,000 - 9,000
JPY920,000 - 1,200,000
US$8,600 - 11,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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