A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BEAR BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

Meiji Period, 19th - 20th Century

The powerful creature modelled sat on its haunches, delicately licking food from its raised paw, the base with a recessed square cartouche with a four-character mark that reads Genryusai Seiya chi, raised on a naturalistic wood stand,

17cm high, weight approx. 4.98kg

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PROVENANCE:

Purchased during the late 19th century by a relative of the current owner, thence by descent