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                                     6287  A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASES
                                           Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
                   6288                    Of compressed baluster form and worked in colored enamels and gold
128 | BONHAMS                              and silver wire against a black ground with sparrows in blossoming
                                           cherry trees and stands of flowers, silvered mounts
                                           7 1/4in (18.5cm) high
                                           US$2,000 - 3,000

                                           6287
                                           ANDO CLOISONNÉ COMPANY
                                           A pair of cloisonné enamel vases
                                           Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1940
                                           Each globular and tapering slightly to the squared shoulder with a
                                           wide mouth and worked in standard and musen ("wireless") cloison-
                                           né enamels with ships under sail and seagulls in flight, signed on the
                                           underside with the mark of the Ando company in silver wire, foot with
                                           jungin ("Pure Silver") stamp; with fitted wood stands
                                           With wood storage box
                                           6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
                                           US$6,000 - 8,000

                                           6288
                                           A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASE
                                           Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
                                           The baluster vase worked in colored enamels and silver wire on a
                                           dark blue ground with birds in flight and perched in a cherry tree in full
                                           bloom, the trunk with areas of musen ("wireless") cloisonné, a maple
                                           tree below, mounts stamped silver
                                           9 3/4in (24.7cm) high
                                           US$1,500 - 2,500
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