Page 94 - Bonhams September 11 2018 New York Japanese & Korean Works of Art

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YOSHIDA YASUBEI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1880)
A pair of inlaid bronze vases
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The pear-shaped bottles heavily cast and decorated with nandina 1190
berries, bell flowers and flowering vines in iro-e takazogan, takabori,
and shishiai-bori, signed on the underside Nihon Saikyo Yoshida
Yasubei
10 3/4in (27.3cm)

$3,000 - 4,000
Yoshida Yasubei is listed among the artists who presented their work
at the 1876 International Exhibition at Philadelphia. His contribution
is listed as a bronze vessel; the catalogue identifies him only as a
Kyoto artist. See Imperial Japanese Commission to the International
Exhibition, International Exhibition, 1876, Tokyo, 1876, p. 405.
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MITSUAKI (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY)
A pair of bronze vases
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The faceted bottle vases each with a slender neck flaring out to the
mouth and set on a ring foot, applied with a bold serpentine dragon
modeled in high relief, signed Mitsuaki
17 3/4in (45.1cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

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