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Dimensions: 7-1/2”h x 2-3/4” dia. at the shoulders Presented is a superb Japanese Moping shape bronze mixed metal inlay vase with rounded shoulders and flared neck. The vase depicts a handsome rooster,(Onagadori), perched on a flowering cherry branch, highlighted in silver, gold, and copper, (‘iroe takazogan’, ‘hirazogan’, and ‘shishiaibori). The longtail Onagadori, was referred to as the “Most Honorable Fowl” with many legends, stories, and tales throughout the Taisho and Showa Periods. The Onagadori is considered a rare, purebred Natural Monument to avicultural breeding and is distinctive in that the main feathers grow through the lifetime of the rooster. The bronze has a rich dark patina and is very complementary to the bright silver and copper. The vase is signed on the side in Kanji by the artist Mitsufune (engraved by Guangzhou), and the mark on the underside translated as ‘Central Purchasing Office’. This mark

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