A BRONZE MODEL OF A TIGER

Description:

Japan, signed Hôshû saku 寶洲作, Meiji period
L. 51 cm
Finely cast as a stalking tiger, its mouth open in a roar, the stripes highlighted in a subtly different patina, the eyes inlaid with glass. With rootwood base.
From a German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Minor wear