A Japanese bronze figure of a tiger, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

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ZAR 17 824
Lot 301
  • A Japanese bronze figure of a tiger, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

LOT 301

A Japanese bronze figure of a tiger, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

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ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
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ZAR 17 824
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A Japanese bronze figure of a tiger, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
striding forward with its long tail stretching out behind, the stripes on its body delineated in two-toned patination, with snarling expression and glass eyes, signed indistinctly in a rectangular reserve, 31cm high, 66cm long

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