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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL SQUAT A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL KORO A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL
PEAR-SHAPED VASES (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER BALUSTER VASES
By the Hayashi workshop, Meiji era (1868-1912), Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century early 20th century
late 19th/early 20th century Worked in silver wire of varying gauge, Each vase conceived in the style of Namikawa
Each worked in silver wire with opaque and the body decorated with a band of five- Yasuyuki, finely worked in silver and gilt wire
translucent enamels with details flecked with clawed dragons above tumultuous waters, with an identical design, the body with large
aventurine, the neck with stylised, repeated the shoulder with a band of bats between speckled pale-pink and mustard shields
foliate motifs within three-stepped cruciform roundels enclosing the auspicious character enclosing white writhing three-clawed dragons
cartouches and butterflies on a ground of Ju (longevity), the oval reticulated cover alternating with phoenixes beneath a shoulder
karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’), the shoulder similarly decorated and surmounted by a of chrysanthemum blossoms interwoven
with shishi (Chinese mythical lions) and ho-o among karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’), the neck
birds enclosed within lobed rectangular brass finial in the form of a seated shishi
cartouches above shield-shaped panels (Chinese mythical lion) with one paw resting encircled with lappets enclosing stylised bird-
of mythological dragons alternating with on a ball, the underside bearing the single and-flower motifs; both vases unsigned.
phoenixes, the rim and foot of silver; each character Ju within a circle of linked bats; Each vase: 30.8cm (12in) high. (2).
stamped on the base in silver wire with the unsigned. 13cm x 11.5cm (5 1/8in x 4½in. (2).
lozenge-seal mark of the Hayashi workshop. £6,000 - 8,000
Each vase: 18cm (7 1/16in) high. (2). £1,800 - 2,200 JPY910,000 - 1,200,000
JPY270,000 - 330,000 US$8,200 - 11,000
£2,000 - 2,500 US$2,500 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 380,000
US$2,700 - 3,400

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