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A TALL JAPANESE VASE BY GENROKU TOMINAGA (1859-1920)
MEIJI OR TAISHO PERIOD, 20 CENTURY
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The elegant slender body decorated in underglaze blue and gilt with
blossoming branches of prunus and pine before bamboo, the base signed
Genroku sei, 40cm.
£300-500
Genroku worked in Ureshino on the Island of Kyushu during the late 19th/early
20th century. He became Head of the Protection of Cultural Properties
Commission and won many prizes, including awards at the Fifth National
Industrial Exposition in 1903.
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A JAPANESE KUTANI BOTTLE VASE
MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY
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The tall body richly decorated in gilt and red, blue, green and black enamels,
the middle section with a dense pattern of flowerheads, a band of stylised
flowers above and the neck with a hexagonal tortoiseshell motif, the base
with a fuku mark, 36cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
£150-250
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