A Bronze Table Ornament

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE SANMI ZO

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A Bronze Table Ornament
Meiji Period (Late 19th Century), with Signature Sanmi zo
Cast as two entwined dragons supporting a crystal ball, traces of original soft-metal patination
Dragons 5in. (12.7cm.) high; 8in. (20.3cm.) long; ball 3¼in. (9.5cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

For a silver ornament of a dragon and crystal ball see Joe Earle, Splendors of Meiji, Treasures of Imperial Japan, Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection (St. Petersburg, Fla.: Broughton International, Inc., 1999), pl. 135.

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