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TAKANO RYOICHI (BORN 1907) A PAIR OF INLAID BRONZE VASES
AND HANNYA KANKEI (BORN 1933) OF TAKAOKA Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
A Bronze Pear-Shaped Vase Each of baluster form with waisted neck and raised on four tall lappet
Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century feet, the bronze bodies of the vases intricately worked in gold, silver
The front of the vase boldly decorated in low relief with an eagle perched and copper high-relief inlays with a matching design comprising a
on a gnarled pine branch, the pine needles inlaid in silver, the vase signed peacock strutting among peonies issuing from rocks on one side and
on one side with a chiselled signature Shizan koku and signed on the base a sparrow, butterfly and wasp hovering among flowering blooms on
with seal Kankei within an oval reserve; with a wood tomobako storage box
inscribed and signed on the lid Seido giniri zogan matsu taka kabin, Kankei the other, the necks decorated in flat relief inlays of copper, silver and
saku (Silver inlaid bronze flower vase with design of pine and eagle, made bronze with a ho-o bird in flight, the shoulders applied with two upright
by Kankei) with seal Kankei. 37cm (14½in) high. (2). bracket handles carved with a mythical creature’s head at the end;
both vases unsigned. Each vase: 48.5cm (19 1/16in) high. (2).
£2,500 - 3,000
JPY490,000 - 580,000 £4,000 - 6,000
US$3,300 - 3,900 JPY780,000 - 1,200,000
US$5,200 - 7,900
Shizan was the go (art name) for Takano Ryoichi who lived in Takaoka,
Toyama Prefecture. He started his career at the beginning of the Showa
era and won several prizes in craft exhibitions.
Hannya Kankei (given name Shozo) is a metalwork artist from Takaoka,
a city known for its tradition of high-quality bronze craftsmanship. The
fourth generation head of the Hannya family workshop, founded in 1870,
he studied metal casting under Living National Treasure Katori Masahiko
(1899-1988).

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