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LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A TORTOISE
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Realistically cast with his nose in the air as if to catch a scent, the shell patinated to resemble the surface of the animal's natural shell
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Realistically cast with his nose in the air as if to catch a scent, the shell patinated to resemble the surface of the animal's natural shell
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long
Provenance
with Yamanaka, New York, 29 August 1936.
Special notice
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