* JAPAN, Meiji period (1868–1912) - Lot 60

Lot n° 60
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4000 - 5000 EUR
* JAPAN, Meiji period (1868–1912) - Lot 60
* JAPAN, Meiji period (1868–1912) A significant group in patinated and partially gilded bronze depicting an armored elephant supporting a pagoda. The elephant is depicted standing on a rocky terrace, its trunk raised, richly adorned with decorative relief motifs and bearing an imposing howdah-style canopy surmounted by a tall, tiered pagoda with curved roofs. The architecture is finely openwork and animated by figures and hanging bells; the upper section features a large dragon with its body rendered in high relief. Resting on a black-lacquered quadrangular base. 148 x 70 x 38 cm (A few minor chips on the base).
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