Left: turtle with dragon head (Bixi) carrying a crane on which a candlestick stands, from Tibet, silver-plated metal, height 25 cm. Right: the crane stands with one leg on the turtle and is threatened by a snake, France (around 1900), cast bronze, height with small base 17 cm. The objects are based on Japanese, but also Chinese models. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: folk arts   |   Material: Metall   |   Country of origin: Ile-de-France, France | Similar pieces