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LOT 1456

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JAPANESE BRONZE SWORD GUARD WITH SEATED BEASTS
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (46 grams, 97 mm).

Facing each other in relief, incised scallops below.

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION
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