A Japanese bronze model of a standing figure with a hawk

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A Japanese bronze model of a standing figure with a hawk
held in one hand and a hat in the other, his robes decorated with flowerheads -- the figure 6.in (15.3cm) high; a bronze model of a standing warrior holding a halberd in one hand and the other arm stretched out, his robes similarly decorated -- the figure 5¾.in (14.6cm) high, (item missing from right hand); and another bronze model of an old man with a parasol, holding a parasol and a basket -- the figure 5¼.in (13.3cm) high, (basket and parasol broken), all signed Miyao on rectangular reserves, all set on wooden stands decorated in gold lacquer with scrolling foliage.
See Colour Plate 5. (3)

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