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CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL WORKS OF ART
Various Properties
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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL MOONFLASKS
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Both vases worked in silver wire of varying gauge and forming
complementary designs, each decorated with a writhing dragon on
a blue ground of dense whorl patterns, the foot and neck with formal
floral motifs, the neck of each vase applied with two silver handles
in the form of a mythological beast; each vase unsigned. Each vase
11.7cm (4 9/16in) high. (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,600 - 4,000
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A SMALL SLENDER RECTANGULAR
CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASE
By Hayashi Kodenji of Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Worked in gold and silver wire, each face of the tapering body
decorated with a tall stalk of chrysanthemums, two faces with a
solitary butterfly hovering above, reserved on a midnight-blue ground,
the neck and foot with a band of shield panels enclosing foliate motifs,
applied with silver rims; signed on the base Nagoya Hayashi saku with
the stamped lozenge-seal of Hayashi Kodenji. 14.2cm (5 9/16in) high.
£3,500 - 4,500
JPY520,000 - 670,000
US$4,600 - 6,000
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