"Sculpture - Bronze - Toba - Japan - 19th Century "
Bronze group with brown patina depicting the poet Toba* riding a mule on the road to Hainan Island. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Signed below. *Toba was a scholar, a calligrapher, and a poet of merit. He is depicted here on his way to Hainan Island on a mule wearing a large hat. The road was lined with bamboo under the snow, according to legend... 
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