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A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID IRON VASES BY KAJIMA
IKKOKU II (1846-1925)
MEIJI PERIOD, 19 OR 20 CENTURY
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Of ovoid form and raised on short scrolling bases, decorated in
gold and silver nunome zogan, with cranes in flight above crashing
waves and one standing on a rock, the shoulders decorated with
bands of lappets enclosing designs of fireflies amongst scrolling
tendrils, the bases with branches of pine, each with a square seal
mark underneath, one for Mitsutaka and the other for Ikkoku, both
9.6cm. (2)
£3,000-4,000
Kajima Ikkoku II (1846-1925) was a famous metalworker from
Kawagoe, near Tokyo. He learnt traditional techniques from his father,
the renowned artist Kajima Mitsuyuki (d.1882), and developed an
international reputation for his mastering of nunome zogan (damascene
work). His award-winning designs were exhibited at many important
fairs including the Japanese National Industrial Exposition (1890) and
the Japan-British Exhibition in London (1910).

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A LARGE JAPANESE SILVER BOWL
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19 CENTURY
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Of double-wall construction, the outside richly decorated with a
continuous band of irises and elegantly raised on a short foot, the
base marked jungin (silver) and with two additional stamped marks,
2.59kg, 30cm dia.
£2,000-3,000

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A JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASE
MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19 OR 20 CENTURY
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The tall baluster body decorated with three butterflies in silver, gold
and shakudo, the insects fluttering on the bronze ground left bare,
30.2cm.
£1,500-2,000

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