A BRONZE MODEL OF A FALCON

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A BRONZE MODEL OF A FALCON
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED YOSHITANI

Naturalistically cast with carefully articulated feathers, shakudo talons and beak and inlaid glass eyes and finished with a deep brown patina, fitted on a tall bronze stand cast in the form of a twisted tree stump and finished with a darker blackish brown patina- 16 3/4 in. (42.2 cm.) high overall