A Japanese bronze trompe l'oeil basket Meiji period

the bronze basket loaded with shellfish, including a crayfish, gilt shells, mussels, and silvered fish, impressed with the maker's seal mark

This is in good general condition with the exception of minor dents to the extremities and elsewhere. There is minor oxidization to one fish.
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