LARGE BRONZE TIGER OKIMONO MEIJI TO TAISHO PERIOD 明治至大正 為光款 銅鑄虎置物 realistically cast striding forward with its tail stretching out and curling on the tip, the stripes delineated in subtly-toned patination and texture, its eyes of inlaid glass with black pupils, marked on its belly 'Tamemitsu' (63cm wide; 5.5kg) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh Note: a large bronze okimono of a tiger, signed Jozan and dated to the Meiji period, was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2013, lot 568