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A LARGE BRONZE VASE
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MORIMITSU
The tall ovoid vase with flat shoulder applied in high relief with a shishi seated on a high simulated tree trunk finished in a reddish brown patina and four variously shaped large vessels, each decorated differently and having a distinct patina, one brown and black, one dark green, one black bronze and one medium brown, the body of the vase dark brown- 13 3/4 in. (34.8 cm.) high
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MORIMITSU
The tall ovoid vase with flat shoulder applied in high relief with a shishi seated on a high simulated tree trunk finished in a reddish brown patina and four variously shaped large vessels, each decorated differently and having a distinct patina, one brown and black, one dark green, one black bronze and one medium brown, the body of the vase dark brown- 13 3/4 in. (34.8 cm.) high