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254 | AN EXTREMELY RARE Decorated with spectacular Shibayama-inlays in mother-of-pearl,
AND IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF coral, tortoiseshell, bone, and ivory with leaves, blossoms, butterfly,
SHIBAYAMA-INLAID BRONZE cockerel, chicken, sparrows, and a dove.
DOUBLE-GOURD VASES
HEIGHT 24.3 cm each
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) WEIGHT 2,546 total
Condition: Good condition with minor traces of surface wear and
Of double-gourd shape with flat circular bases and long cylindrical one longer hairline to each vase, absolutely no losses to inlays
necks with gilt mouths, the bronze patinated black and with a finely whatsoever.
grained texture in imitation of hardwood, the necks and central Provenance: British collection.
sections decorated with red and black-lacquered clouds with gold
nashiji, the necks further with sake dripping from the mouths in Estimate EUR 8,000
gilt bronze, the lower part with a rocky outcrop in red lacquer. Starting price EUR 4,000

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