Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021

Lot 1189

TWO JAPANESE OKIMONO OF ANIMALS

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1900

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TWO JAPANESE OKIMONO OF ANIMALS

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The first in bronze and depicting a seated tiger, the big cat with a long tail resting on its back and its head turned to the left; the other a wood carving of a plump puppy, its eyes inlaid with dark beads, signed Masanao underneath, 9cm and 8.5cm. (2)