A PAIR OF JAPANESE 'LIONS' MEDALLIONS

Meiji period

Each realistically cast with a head of a big cat, the first a male with a thick mane, the second with that of a lioness, chiselled with great detail in high relief, with four loops to fix a cord for suspension around the edges, unsigned

35cm diameter, 7.2kg

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PROVENANCE:

Presented as a wedding gift in 1917 and thence by descent to the present owner.