A LARGE BRONZE RETICULATED BEAST-FORM LANTERN
POSSIBLY JAPANESE, 19TH CENTURY OR LATER
The beast shown seated with the mouth open in a fierce expression, the eyes inset with tiger-eye, with a loop and suspended ring at the top of the head and a small, circular receptacle on the interior to hold a candle
20 1⁄2 in. (52.1 cm.) high
A LARGE BRONZE RETICULATED BEAST-FORM LANTERN
POSSIBLY JAPANESE, 19TH CENTURY OR LATER
The beast shown seated with the mouth open in a fierce expression, the eyes inset with tiger-eye, with a loop and suspended ring at the top of the head and a small, circular receptacle on the interior to hold a candle
20 1⁄2 in. (52.1 cm.) high
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