JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) - Lot 77

Lot n° 77
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80 - 120 EUR
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) - Lot 77
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) Small shovel and brush, in gilded and silvered lead. The shovel is decorated in light relief with an equestrian statue and a samurai on horseback, in front of a bridge. Surmounted by two dragons facing each other around the sacred pearl. The brush is decorated with carp and samurai. Dim. from 20 to 26 cm (Hallmark on the back of the shovel) Provenance Presumed private collection of Monsieur Auguste Gérard (1852-1922), French ambassador to China (1893-1897) and Japan (1907-1913). Then by descent to the present owner.
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