Null TEMPLE BELL AND HAMMER
In bronze with a brown-green patina.
Embellished wi…

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TEMPLE BELL AND HAMMER In bronze with a brown-green patina. Embellished with gold-embellished honorific calligraphy mentioning the date May 8, 1989. Japan, late 20th century H. 51 cm

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TEMPLE BELL AND HAMMER In bronze with a brown-green patina. Embellished with gold-embellished honorific calligraphy mentioning the date May 8, 1989. Japan, late 20th century H. 51 cm

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