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A RECTANGULAR CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL PLAQUE
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Worked in silver and gilt wire of varying gauge with a
solitary falcon perched on a cherry tree, other leafy stalks of
flowering peony and chrysanthemum growing on the ground
below, all reserved on a light blue ground and enclosed
within a wood frame; unsigned. Overall: 68.5cm x 44.2cm
(27in x 17 3/8in); the plaque: 58.5cm x 34.2cm
(23in x 13½in).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

BRONZE, INLAID BRONZE VESSELS AND OTHER
METAL WORKS OF ART
Various Properties
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A PAIR OF TALL CYLINDRICAL BRONZE VASES
By Hasegawa, Meiji era (1868-1912), 191
late 19th/early 20th century
Each cast in varying degrees of relief with an almost identical
all-over design depicting pilgrims making their way up a
mountainous winding path towards rustic retreats partially
concealed by overhanging trees on protruding cliffs, the
tall cluster of pine trees in the foreground with some of
the foliage partially rendered in gilt suggesting autumn;
both vases signed on the base with chiselled characters
Hasegawa within a chrysanthemum panel above a large
ho-o (phoenix) carved in high relief.
Each vase 32cm (12½in) high. (2).

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY450,000 - 590,000
US$4,000 - 5,300
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TWO BRONZE VASES
One by Shizan, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising one stout pear-shaped vase applied in high relief
with a pair of carp swimming above aquatic plants, signed
on the base Shizan within a rectangular reserve, 28.5cm
(11¼in) high; the second a tall baluster vase decorated
in high relief with Fujin and Raijin (the Gods of Wind and
Thunder) running for cover and an oni (demon) sheltering
beneath a large straw hat protecting himself during the
‘bean-throwing’ ritual at Setsubun, inscribed on the reverse
with four characters Fuku wa uchi (In with good fortune),
unsigned, 44cm (17¼in) high. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

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