Lot 394

JAPANESE SIGNED BRONZE – TIGER AND CROCODILE

Japan, Meiji period, circa 1900. An exceptionally sophisticated bronze, dynamically depicting a dramatic battle between a tiger and a crocodile, signed "Yoshitani." A high-quality cast and chiseled object, featuring fantastically realistic tiger stripes and an absolutely precise depiction of crocodile skin. With original wooden base in the form of bushes and rocks.