Sale 8277
London, South Kensington
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4 February 1999
Price realised
GBP 126
Estimate
A Japanese bronze rounded rectangular plaque cast in high relief and applied in shakudo, silver and gilt with a karako beside a tiger beneath maple branches, mounted as a brooch in white metal -- 1in. (4.4cm) wide.
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