A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE SHISHI

A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE SHISHI, OKIMONO

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

The lion dogs depicted seated on their haunches, one with its muzzle open and bearing its fangs, both ferocious-looking and with ornate collars decorated with a large flowerhead and scrolling tendrils, with bells and jewels suspended from them, both signed Shuzan / Hideyama, both 38cm. (2)