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Lot 3074
Two Japanese Bronze Vessels
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th or 20th century, includes a large bronze urn with stylized elephant head handles flanking the body, decoration to body with a temple by the water a full moon above and boats and pine trees below, and a large open basin raised on three paw feet with ferocious masks at the top of each leg, large rim to basin, fine patina to both vessels.

9.75 in. (tallest)

Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina

Push to bronze urn by bottom of one handle; same handle is loose; hole to bottom of urn; basin may have had a previous hole filled from looking at the underside; dirt to surface of both vessels.