Three bronze animals


One lion by Kiyomitsu and the tiger by Watanabe, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach animal naturalistically modelled with its head raised and wide-open snarling mouth, the larger lion signed on the underside Kiyomitsu saku within a rectangular reserve, 25cm x 51cm (9 7/8in x 20in); the smaller lion signed on its belly Seiya in hiragana, 12.5cm x 22cm (4 7/8in x 8 5/8in); the tiger on an integral detachable wood stand, signed on the tiger's belly Watanabe sei within a rectangular reserve, 17cm x 34cm (6 3/8in x 13 3/8in). (4).