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A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Each decorated with a stately hawk perched on the branch of a
blossoming plum, the flowering tree surrounded by bushes of roses
and peonies, with birds in flight nearby, all rendered in delicate enamels
on a turquoise ground under a goldstone and paulonia decorated
neck, unsigned.
20 1/2in (52.1cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

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THREE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VESSELS
Ando studio mark, Meiji era (1868-1912)
Consisting of a rare pair of small cloisonne vases decorated with a
desert scene of a camel and rider resting near a palm tree on an azure
ground, and a footed rectangular box decorated on the top with a
hoo-o in flight set into a millefleur ground.
3 3/8in (8.5cm) high; 3 1/2in (8.8cm) long

$2,000 - 3,000
PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNER
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AN UNUSUAL CAST BRONZE VASE 189
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
The compressed ovoid body finely cast in high relief with four horned
kirin and set off by a further crouching pair as handles, the surface an
elegant background for the dynamic beasts.
15in (38.1cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000

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