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JURYUSAI HIDEAKI
A pair of miniature bronze vases
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Pear-shaped with a “garlic bud” mouth and
decorated with monkeys in and around pine
and fruiting persimmon trees in takabori and
gold and copper takazogan, signed Juryusai
Hideaki saku
5 1/8in (13cm) high
US$3,000 - 5,000
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A LACQUER-DECORATED IRON VASE
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The cylindrical vase cast in iron and finished
with an irregular surface and carved with
a key fret band around the neck, the body
decorated in colored takamaki-e with a
monkey and its young dressed in robes and
a branch of fruiting persimmon, the reverse
with a branch of berries, the rim lacquered
with stylized dragons
13 1/2in (34.3cm) high
US$3,000 - 5,000
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