Lot 265

FOUR JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE MEDALLIONS
MEIJI PERIOD

Auction: 13 May 2020 at 11:00 BST
£500
Description
明治 銅細工鎏金徽章(一幅四件)
comprising: one circular bronze roundel inlaid with gold and copper depicting a mother and child walking together through a garden, with toadstools and foliage in the background; one square medallion inlaid with gold and copper depicting a fan and mirror; one circular bronze roundel inlaid with gold and copper depicting a frog pulling a rickshaw with a smaller amphibian running behind, with hills in the background, possibly referencing a Kawanabe Kyōsai work; one square medallion inlaid with gold and copper depicting a kite perched upon a rock with a raised snake below
Dimensions
largest: 2.8cm diameter; frame 14cm x 14cm
