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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A WARRIOR
Taisho (1912-1868)
or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century
Standing in a belligerent pose with feet apart,
dressed in full armour tied in a tassel at the
back, carved with elaborate crests, wearing
a tall kabuto (helmet), clutching a weapon
(tip lacking), a sword tucked into his waist,
unsigned; fixed on a rectangular wood stand
carved and pierced around the sides with
floral motifs. The figure: 21.5cm (8½in) high;
total height: 29.2cm (11½in) including stand.

£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 170,000
US$1,000 - 1,600

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A WARRIOR
Taisho (1912-1868)
or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century
Standing in full armour including a do (armour) 173
and wearing an eboshi (cap), poised in a
belligerent stance with feet apart clutching
with both hands a yari (spear), a tachi (slung
sword) suspended from his right side, his
pantaloons cast with sagari-fuji (hanging-
down-wisteria) crests, two stray arrows at his
feet, fixed on a bronze base simulating the
battleground; unsigned.
21cm x 24.2cm (8¼in x 9½in).

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

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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE
OF A WARRIOR
Style of Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama,
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The figure shown standing with one hand
holding aloft an open signal fan and the other
clutching probably a baton (lacking), a tachi
suspended from his waist around his left
hip, his garments decorated with auspicious
motifs highlighted in gilt; fixed on a rectangular
wood stand lacquered around the sides with
karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’); unsigned.
16cm (6¼in) high, including stand.
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

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