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A PAIR OF JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD LIFE-SIZE PATINATED BRONZE RATS both in slightly different poses holding a chestnut, signed to undersides. (2) (15.5cm long)

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A PAIR OF JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD LIFE-SIZE PATINATED BRONZE RATS both in slightly different poses holding a chestnut, signed to undersides. (2) (15.5cm long)

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