TWO JAPANESE PATINATED-BRONZE MODELS OF MYTHICAL BEASTS
SHOWA PERIOD (1926-1989), ONE DATED 1942
One a censer, the beast with removable section to back and with paw resting on a cut-glass orb, with etched design overall, the other in recumbent pose and with inscription to the underside in Japanese characters
The large beast: 9 in. (22.9 cm.) high; 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm.) wide; 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) deep
The small beast: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) long
The inscription reads 'Made in Showa 17' (1942).
TWO JAPANESE PATINATED-BRONZE MODELS OF MYTHICAL BEASTS
SHOWA PERIOD (1926-1989), ONE DATED 1942
One a censer, the beast with removable section to back and with paw resting on a cut-glass orb, with etched design overall, the other in recumbent pose and with inscription to the underside in Japanese characters
The large beast: 9 in. (22.9 cm.) high; 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm.) wide; 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) deep
The small beast: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) long
The inscription reads 'Made in Showa 17' (1942).
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