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MIYAO COMPANY (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
A bronze model of a bird catcher
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Cast as a bird catcher dressed in a loose robe decorated in floral
designs with a large basket on his hip, a large straw hat on his head,
a bird alighted on the end of his long pole, signed Miyao, on a fitted
wood base decorated with scrolling vines in hiramaki-e
12 3/4in (32.3cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

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GENRYUSAI SEIYA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1900)
An impressive inlaid bronze vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The baluster vase decorated in high relief with patinated bronze and
colored-stone inlays with a caparisoned elephant, a tethered hawk
on a perch, a vase with iris decoration, an incense burner, a suiban
(vessle for flower arrangements), and a Chinese-style vase, signed on
the underside Seiya saku
18in (45.7cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

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