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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL COVERED VESSEL AND COVER                             A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASE
Meiji era (late 19th century)                                           By Hayashi Kodenji, Meiji era (late 19th century)
The lobed vessel with applied bracket handles worked in silver wire,
polychrome enamels and aventurine and decorated with shaped             The ovoid vase with a squared shoulder, worked in silver and gold
panels containing scenes of cherry blossoms by a thatched hut, pines    wire, sculpted silver wire and polychrome enamels with a design of a
and cranes before Mount Fuji and stylized dragons and phoenix,          sparrow perched on a stand of blossoming white hibiscus, a solitary
all surrounded by cherry florets and maple leaves, the neck with        butterfly floating above, the ground a dark cobalt blue, silver rims, with
archaistic floral patterns below a key-fret band, dome cover decorated  the Hayashi Kodenji workshop mark on the underside
to match and with a chrysanthemum finial, gilt-copper mounts            5 7/8in (15cm) high
4 7/8in (12.3cm) high                                                   $4,000 - 6,000
$3,000 - 4,000

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