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           A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL ON     A PAIR OF BRONZE USUBATA VASES   A BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASE
           SILVER VASES                      Meiji Period                     Probably by Seizo, Meiji Period
           Style of Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915) of   Each of multi-layered form resting on a broad  Of baluster form with a classic scroll design
           Nagoya, Meiji Period              circular base, the upper section bearing   at the mouth and worked in gold, bronze,
           Each of pear-shape and worked in silver   panels of the poet Narihira and of a rat eating  copper and silver relief inlay with a single
           and gold wire of varying gauge with   a daikon, the broad top chased and inlaid   song bird on a branch looking down over
           complimentary designs of chidori in flight   with grasses among rocks, the sides flanked   peony, chrysanthemum and lotus, inlaid
           and perched on flowering prunus all on a   by a pair of dragon handles, with silver and   copper seal mark reading Dai Nippon Tokyo
           black ground, the reverse depicting younger   gold details.        Saito Seizo.
           prunus samplings, the neck and foot with   Each 26.2cm (10 1/4in) high (4).  29.5cm (11 5/8in) high
           repeated foliate motifs enclosed within lappet
           borders, the rims applied in silver, bases   £1,500 - 2,000        £1,000 - 1,500
           stamped 純銀 (pure silver), unsigned. Each   HK$16,000 - 21,000      HK$11,000 - 16,000
           37cm (14 1/2in) high (2).         CNY13,000 - 18,000               CNY8,800 - 13,000

           £5,000 - 8,000
           HK$53,000 - 85,000
           CNY44,000 - 71,000


           For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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