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drdavid · 10th June 2009, 10:47 PM

Hi Jussi
I'm with Rick on this, Meiji era Japanese would be my guess. Most but not all of these will be signed, usually on the bottom of the piece, but in some cases the signature will be tucked away almost disguised in the fur or similar. The lack of dark patina may be a function of overzealous cleaning.
cheers
David

10th June 2009, 10:47 PM	#3
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	Hi Jussi I'm with Rick on this, Meiji era Japanese would be my guess. Most but not all of these will be signed, usually on the bottom of the piece, but in some cases the signature will be tucked away almost disguised in the fur or similar. The lack of dark patina may be a function of overzealous cleaning. cheers David