Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018

Lot 1000

A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT

Estimate £400 - £600

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Description

A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT, OKIMONO

MEIJI 1868-1912

The pachyderm standing four-square and with its trunk raised, the rough texture of its thick skin realistically depicted and with a benevolent expression, its tusks in ivory and signed to the belly Seiya saku for Genryusai Seiya, 34.5cm.