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Lot 1644
A bronze umbrella handle with mixed metal accents Meiji Period
28 July 2009, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$732 inc. premium
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Meiji Period
Cast as a slender double gourd with a solitary praying mantis climbing on one of the leafy scrolling tendrils issuing from the base, executed in gold, silver and copper overlay on a textured ground, gold cartouche signed Mingyoku, with a gold rim band and now fitted with a length of stained bamboo.
4in (10cm) [excluding bamboo]
Cast as a slender double gourd with a solitary praying mantis climbing on one of the leafy scrolling tendrils issuing from the base, executed in gold, silver and copper overlay on a textured ground, gold cartouche signed Mingyoku, with a gold rim band and now fitted with a length of stained bamboo.
4in (10cm) [excluding bamboo]














