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LOT 2143
Japanese Meiji Bronze Vessel
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (2.28 kg, 24.5 cm).
Piriform in profile with flared foot, the sidewall with landscape and a snake, birds and plants modelled in high-relief; band of text to the neck; calligraphic seal to the underside.
Provenance
From the collection of the famous Eve Clarke.
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