A Japanese bronze group

A Japanese bronze group,
Meiji period (1868-1912), depicting the story of the Chinese historian Sima Guang who rescued his panicking playmate from a vat of water by calmly smashing the pot, the pot with shaped panels of mythical beasts to the shoulder, below a key fret border to the rim, on three mask and tongue feet, stamped mark Shokaken,
35.5cm high
Sold for £480

Condition report:
Surface scratches and dents.