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A SMALL SILVER VASE
By Shigemitsu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Applied with two high-relief shibuichi crabs crawling over the surface,
their eyes in gilt, signed on the base with chiselled characters
Shigemitsu with a kao; with a wood storage box.
19.2cm (7½in) high. (2).

£2,500 - 3,000
JPY340,000 - 410,000
US$3,100 - 3,700

409*
A SLENDER OVOID SILVER VASE
By Katsuhide, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The globular body decorated in low relief of silver and shibuichi
and inlaid in flat gilt relief with a pair of geese about to descend
among flowering stalks of reeds, some discrete details delineated in
katakiribori (engraving with an angled chisel emulating brushstrokes),
signed on the side with chiselled characters Katsuhide koku and
stamped on the base Jungin (Pure Silver); with a wood storage box.
20.7cm (8 1/8in) high. (2).

£800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$990 - 1,200

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please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.