A BRONZE FIGURE Signed Miyao , Meiji Period (Late 19th Century) Patinated dark brown and other colours and with extensive gilding, comprising a standing figure armed with a tanto [dagger] and wearing a coat decorated with horin [wheel of the Buddhist law] designs over a suit of armour with a chain-mail breastplate decorated with a gilt peach, holding above his head an oni [demon] which in turn clasps an upturned bell-shaped fitting supporting a shallow bowl, another demon beneath the principal figure's feet, the whole on a hardwood stand, its sides decorated with archaic animal and floral motifs, signed on a gilt plaque on the side Nihonkoku Miyao sei [made by Miyao of Japan] 26 9/16in. (67.5cm.) high with stand
A BRONZE FIGURE Signed Miyao , Meiji Period (Late 19th Century) Patinated dark brown and other colours and with extensive gilding, comprising a standing figure armed with a tanto [dagger] and wearing a coat decorated with horin [wheel of the Buddhist law] designs over a suit of armour with a chain-mail breastplate decorated with a gilt peach, holding above his head an oni [demon] which in turn clasps an upturned bell-shaped fitting supporting a shallow bowl, another demon beneath the principal figure's feet, the whole on a hardwood stand, its sides decorated with archaic animal and floral motifs, signed on a gilt plaque on the side Nihonkoku Miyao sei [made by Miyao of Japan] 26 9/16in. (67.5cm.) high with stand
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