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INOUE OF KYOTO (CIRCA 1880)
A pair of inlaid bronze vases
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The elongated ovoid vases decorated with
a thrush, a kingfisher and butterflies in leafy
flowering vines in iro-e takazogan and kebori,
signed on the underside in seal form Inoue
tsukuru
8 3/4in (22.2cm) high

$3,000 - 4,000
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A PAIR OF INLAID BRONZE VASES
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Cylindrical, tapering down to a flared foot
and applied with stylized phoenix handles,
the bodies decorated with sparrows in
1192 hibiscus and camellia in takabori, kebori and
gold, copper and shakudo takazogan and
hirazogan, the foot and neck each decorated
with formal scrolls and lappets
17 3/8in 44.2cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
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NUMATA ICHIGA (1873-1954)
A bronze model of nesting herons
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989)
era, early 20th century
Cast as an adult heron and chick roosting,
patinated to a dark red-brown, signed on the
underside Ichiga
13 1/8in (33.3cm) wide
$1,500 - 2,000

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