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A Japanese bronze model of a tiger Meiji 1868-1912
A Japanese bronze model of a tiger Meiji 1868-1912, with its head raised and baring its teeth, the eyes inset with glass, signed Seiya saku on its belly, 48.2cm.
Provenance: formerly the private collection of John Aspinall.
Cf. Bonhams, London, 16th May 2013, for two similar models of tigers by Genryusai Seiya.