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                                                             PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
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                                                             A BRONZE MODEL OF A LION AND RHINO BY SEIYA
                                                             The tigers shown attacking the rhinoceros, one tiger trapped beneath the
                                                             rhino’s front left leg while the other leaps onto its flank, signed Seiya sei 8
                                                             1/4in (20.9cm) long
                                                             $1,000 - 1,500

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                                                             A BRONZE FLOWER VASE
                                                             Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
                                                             Cast as a seated monkey grasping a large gourd, the monkey’s fur incised
                                                             with fine lines and his eyes finished in shakudo
                                                             6in (15.2cm) high
                                                             $2,000 - 3,000



















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