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A LARGE BRONZE JARDINIÈRE A SILVER AND ENAMEL BALUSTER VASE
By Seimin, Meiji By Naomasa, Meiji
The lobed body decorated with opposing panels of a ho-o bird and Of bottle form with flared neck and melon-form body raised on a high
kirin reserved on a densely patterned archaistic ground, with pierced foot, all decorated in enamelled relief with flowering peony bushes
manji-pattern band at rim and square handles to the sides, all raised between bands of flowering lotus,
on lion-head supports with humpback stretchers, bearing Dai Nippon 26cm high
Bunsei Nen Seimin Chu mark to base,
38cm high, 45.5cm wide £2,000 - 3,000

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AN INLAID BRONZE TSUBA AND TWO INLAID BRONZE FUCHI
62 Y ƭ Meiji
A PAIR OF SILVER, CLOISONNÉ AND SHIBYAMA VASES The tsuba decorated with a boat emerging from behind a rocky
By Masayoshi, Meiji outcrop issuing a pine tree, with gold details, 6.5cm long, the larger
Each of bottle form with flared necks and raised on a high foot fuchi decorated with a fan and foliage in copper, silver and shakudo
bearing enamelled floral motifs, the body decorated with butterflies in relief inlay, signed Hidemasa, 3.8cm long, and another showing a
over prunus and lotus inlaid with stained ivory and mother-of-pearl in stream bank with similar inlay, signature can be read as Seigi,
gold lacquer, signed in red lacquer plaque (cracks and minor losses), 3.6cm long
17.8cm high, together with a pair of Kutani miniature vases depicting
processions and landscape, £250 - 350
9cm high (4).
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£400 - 600 A VERY LARGE BRONZE JARDINIÈRE ON WOOD STAND
Meiji
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A NEAR PAIR OF UNMARKED SILVER SAKE EWERS, CHOSI and a phoenix to the other, raised on a wood stand with pierced apron
One signed Yotsuya, Meiji raised on five supports joined by an under tier,
Each engraved with scrolling foliage to sides, spout and swing handle, jardinière 39cm high, stand 69cm high
raised on short tripod feet,
each 20cm long, weight 16.42oz and 14.57oz £250 - 350

£800 - 1,200

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