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KUMENO TEITARO (1861-1939)
A tomei jippo cloisonné-enamel vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The compressed globular vase with a
long neck, flared mouth and splayed foot,
engraved on the silver substrate with five
overlapping dragonflies on the shoulder
against a hammered stippled ground and
covered in transparent red enamel, the rims
silver, signed on the underside with the
stamped mark of the Kumeno Workshop and
Jungin (Pure silver) 1015
9 7/8in (25cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000

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NAKAGAWA JOEKI (1880-1940)
A silver-mounted cloisonné-enamel vase
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989)
era, early 20th century
Ovoid, and decorated with dragons in clouds
carved in the silver substrate, covered in
transparent red enamel, the base applied
with a silver sleeve carved with waves in relief
and finished with a lappet band, signed on
the underside Nakagawa Joeki tsukuru and
Jungin (Pure silver)
11in (27cm) high
US$2,500 - 3,500

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