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Japanese
Samurai and chrysanthemum maiden (Samurai and kiku musume 侍と菊娘) Meiji period 1868-1912
bronze
(a) 43.1 × 17.6 × 14.8 cm (samurai)
(b) 41.4 × 16.1 × 14.1 cm (chrysanthemum maiden)
(c) 19.1 × 8.2 × 5.7 cm (flowers)
Purchased, 1883
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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