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SEKIGUCHI CHIKUTOSAI (SHIN’YA) (1877-CIRCA 1932) AND With a wood storage box
HARATA JUKO (JUTARO, DIED 1926) 13in (33cm) high, 5 3/4in (14.6cm) diameter excluding stand; 14
A pair of silver vases 5/8in (37.1cm) high overall
Meiji era (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, circa 1910-1920
Of baluster form decorated with spider chrysanthemums chiseled US$18,000 - 22,000
in slightly sunken relief and inlaid in gold, shibuichi and shakudo
hirazogan, one vase signed on the body with an engraved signature
and sealed in gold Chitokusai, the other signed Shin’ya koku and
sealed in gold Koko, each vase marked on the underside Jungin
(Pure silver), Seishukan, Juko and with a kao; with the original carved
rosewood stands

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