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Japanese bronze flute player on a Big Rat/Cat/?? memebers,?


francantolin

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Started quickly without text !! Sorry !!

dear members, I wanted to show this bronze statue / maybe an incense burner I just received.

 

Sadly some cracks and the ( what I think was ) the flute is missing

 

I think it's Japanese , maybe Meiji Era, with delicate goldening on the flute player

and interesting kind of red ans silver clouds ? and a Moon ? on the animal.

 

First I thought it was a bull or a big cat but now I have it, I think it's a big rat of some kind of fabulous animal ,

maybe a yokai ?

 

Does anybody know the ''signature'' on the statues and maybe what represent these characters ??

 

 

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Hello,

Thank you Pietro for your answer and links-pictures,

I totally agree with you for the general shape for the model of the ''statue'' and  the massive shape-body of the animal 

but here the statue has fingers on the paws ( 5 and 4 back ) and no hoofs, strange tail

and  more importantly, a head  ( without horns ) with pointed muzzle and with whiskers/moustache...

Seems like a rat/cat on steroîds !!:laughing::fit:

just a fantasy of the maker ??

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