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FIVE BRONZE VESSELS
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
Comprising three vases inlaid in silver, gilt and shakudo low relief, one
pear-shaped vase with three cranes wading in a lake, unsigned, 24cm
(9 3/8in) high; an ovoid vase with three egrets standing besides reeds,
signed on the base with with a seal Inoue, 12cm (4¾in) high; the third
the smallest vase decorated with a stalk of chrysanthemums, signed
on the base with the mark of the Nogawa Company, 9cm (3½in) high;
the fourth a rectangular box and a cover, the cover decorated in metal
high relief with a solitary goose descending towards a clump of reeds
applied on the side, signed on the cover Yuki [...] and on the base
Kyoto Kuroda tsukuru, 4.5cm x 8.5cm x 12.5cm (1¾in x 3 3/8in x 4
7/8in); the fifth a vase etched in silver with stalks of chrysanthemums,
signed on the base Shusho, 22.5cm (8¾in) high. (6).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800

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TWO BRONZE VASES
One by Ichijo and one by Shiun, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The first carved in high relief with a large carp swimming near the
surface of rippled waters reserved on a reddish-brown ground, signed
on the base with chiselled signature Ichijo/Kazusuke, 27.2cm (10¾in);
the second a smaller pear-shaped vase, similarly decorated in low
relief, signed on the base Shiun within an oval reserve,
17.7cm (7in) high. (2).
£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,700
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