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A Japanese bronze model of a bearded man
wearing traditional robes and a reed apron, carrying a box on his back and a bamboo pole over his shoulder, a minogame in one hand and a boy at his feet with a puppy, the boy gesturing towards the minogame, all on a rounded rectangular stepped base with shaped apron and bracket feet -- 15in (38.1cm) high, signature within rectangular reserve, 19th Century, (section of pole missing).
See Colour Plate 1
wearing traditional robes and a reed apron, carrying a box on his back and a bamboo pole over his shoulder, a minogame in one hand and a boy at his feet with a puppy, the boy gesturing towards the minogame, all on a rounded rectangular stepped base with shaped apron and bracket feet -- 15in (38.1cm) high, signature within rectangular reserve, 19th Century, (section of pole missing).
See Colour Plate 1