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EIGHTEEN CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VESSELS another pair of small baluster vases similarly decorated on a green
Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, ground flecked with aventurine, unsigned, each 9cm (3½in) high; the
early 20th century twelfth a yellow vase unadorned save for vertical lines on the tall neck,
Each worked in silver wire, comprising a pair of rectangular vases signed in silver wire on the base with the mark of Ando Jubei, 22.2cm
decorated with an exotic bird perched on flowering branches of (8 3/8in) high, with a tomobako wooden storage box; the thirteenth
plum on a midnight-blue ground, each unsigned, each vase 15cm and fourteenth forming another pair decorated with a matching design
(5 7/8in) high; the third similarly decorated, unsigned; 15.5cm (6 1/8in) of a kingfisher flying above kohone (nuphar or spatterdock), each
high; another pair of baluster vases decorated with three standing signed on the base with the mark of Adachi Kinjiro, each 23.3cm
tanchozuru (red-crested cranes) on a blue ground, unsigned, each (9 1/8in) high; two globular koro (incense burner) decorated with
18cm (7 1/16in) high; the sixth an ovoid vase decorated with a repeated foliate motifs, one signed Kohara on the base, each approx.,
dragon holding a nyoi hoju (wish-granting jewel) coiled around the red 12cm (4¾in) high; the seventeenth a small hexagonal vase decorated
ground, unsigned, 12.7cm (5in) high; the seventh and eighth a pair with auspicious objects, unsigned, 10.1cm (4in) high; the last probably
of slender pear-shaped vase decorated with spider chrysanthemums not Japanese a miniature white-ground enamel vase, stamped 935 on
on a marine-blue ground, each unsigned, each 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high; the base, 7cm (2¾in) high. (21).
the ninth a baluster vase with white buds among karakusa (‘Chinese
grasses’) above shield-shaped panels enclosing ho-o (phoenixes) and £1,200 - 1,500
writhing dragons, on a reddish-brown ground flecked with aventurine, JPY180,000 - 230,000
signed on the base with the mark of Ando Jubei, 18cm (7 1/16in) high; US$1,700 - 2,100

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