Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2019

Lot 291

A MASSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE JARDINIERE MEIJI PERIOD

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £3800

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Description

A MASSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE JARDINIERE

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The flattened bulbous body raised on a short foot, with a bale of terrapins scattered around the rim and to the body, the animals varying in size and with some clambering upon others, the details of the carapaces naturalistically rendered, 34cm high, 60cm dia.