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Copper alloy okimono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
See original version (French)
182
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Copper alloy okimono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €1,800
Voluntary lot
Description
Copper alloy okimono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Depicting an elephant being attacked by two tigers, it is covered in a double patina of brown and chocolate. The tusks are made of ivory and the tigers’ eyes are of sulphide. Beneath the elephant’s body is a signature consisting of two seal characters: Mitsumoto – ??.
Height: 39 cm
Damage to the tail of one of the two tigers; one tusk is detached.
See original version (French)
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