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A SMALL CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASE
Meiji era (late 19th century)
The squat ovoid vessel with a stepped neck,
worked in silver wire and polychrome enamels
with a continuous design of a sinuous dragon
in light green enamel on a black ground with
an overall design of rolling waves in silver wire,
silvered-metal mounts
3 1/8in (8cm) high
$800 - 1,200

3266
A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASE
Meiji era (late 19th century)
The ovoid vase decorated in polychrome
enamels and silver wire on a midnight
blue ground with a scene of two Buddhist
immortals and an attendant discussing a sutra
scroll, silvered mounts
5 7/8in (14.9cm) high
$800 - 1,200

3267
A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL BOX AND COVER
Attributed to the Ando workshop, Meiji era
(late 19th century)
The rectangular box finely worked in gold
and silver wire and polychrome enamels
on a midnight-blue ground with a stand of
blossoming chrysanthemums, a sparrow
perched on one of the stems, another in flight
above, the mounts in silver, silk brocade interior
2 x 5 1/4 x 4in (5.1 x 13 x 10.1cm)
$4,000 - 6,000

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