Meiji period Japanese Bronze vase | Bas relief depicting Koi Street Vendors Nao by Lladro figure My

Nao by Lladro figure My Recital

Issued: 1914 - 1967

Approx 13 inches or 33 cm tall

he earned his nickname from his trigger happy method of upholding the law at the many shootouts that erupted from poker games

Meiji period Japanese Bronze vase | Bas relief depicting Koi Street Vendors Nao by Lladro figure MyMeiji period Japanese Bronze vase Bas relief depicting Koi There are 2 different scenes on the vase Koi within reeds and Koi swimming vertically within a depiction of water. Chinese tradition tells of carp (koi) attempting to swim upstream at the Dragon Gate rapids, impeded by demons who increased the height of the waterfall. After considerable struggle, the carp which succeeded were turned into golden dragons. The fish consequently became an emblem