19th Century Japanese Patinated Bronze Elephant Fighting Tigers c.1890
19th Century Japanese Patinated Bronze Elephant Fighting Tigers c.1890
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Reference Number: D7194
Antique late 19th Century Japanese Meiji period very fine bronze figure of an elephant fighting tigers. The elephant crying out in rage as he is under attack from two tigers, one clawing up his back, the other being trampled underfoot, set with carved tusks, signed in archaic seal Genryusai Seya. A master craftsman in charge of a workshop which specialized in export wares of the highest quality. Production included human genre figures, vases and exotic bronze models of animals probably influenced by the opening of Tokyo Zoological Gardens in 1882. Made for the export market, late 19th century (middle Meiji period).
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CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 26cm
Width: 40cm
Depth: 17cm
