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For a very similar pair of vases by the same artist, see Tokyo National
Museum, Seiki no saiten bankoku hakurankai no bijutsu: Pari, Uin,
Shikago banpaku ni miru Tozai no meihin: 2005-nen Nihon Kokusai
Hakurankai kaisai kinenten (Arts of East and West from World
Expositions, 1855-1900, Paris, Vienna and Chicago: Commemorating
the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan), Tokyo, NHK Promotions and
Asahi Keizai Shinbunsha, 2004, p.36, no.I-72.

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A PAIR OF HEXAGONAL CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL
AND PORCELAIN VASES
The cloisonné by Takeuchi Chubei of Nagoya for the Shippo Gaisha
Company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each vase worked in gilt wire with a similar design, the body with
six rectangular panels, three decorated with a continuous design of
assorted butterflies and dragonflies on one side, two with scrolling
foliate motifs flanking autumnal plants including kikyo (Chinese
bellflower), ominaeshi (valerian) and hagi (bush clover) on the other, all
on a blue ground, the rim painted in underglaze blue with a band of
repeated keyfret patterns; the base of each vase signed in iron red Dai
Nihon seizo Shippo Gaisha, kojin Takeuchi Chubei (made by Takeuchi
Chubei for Shippo Gaisha Company, Great Japan).
Each approx. 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high. (2).

£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,600 - 2,400

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TWO CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL AND CERAMIC VESSELS
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising one vase inset with two lobed panels, one depicting
different species of insects including an aburazemi (large brown
cicada), a tonbo (dragonfly), a batta (locust) and butterflies, the other
with three overlapping fans enclosing seasonal flowers, bird-and-flower
scenes and takaramono (treasures associated with the Seven Gods
of Good Fortune) on a blue ground worked in gilt wire with an overall
design of butterflies hovering over stylized cherry-blossom heads, the
neck with foliate motifs, the en-suite lid with cherry blossoms enclosed
within a nonagon, signed on the base in iron red Nihon Kyoto Kinkozan
tsukuru, 25cm (9 7/8in) high; the second a rounded rectangular tea
caddy with shaped panels enclosing stylised flowers on one side and
different stylised flowers and foliage on the other, worked in gilt on a
blue ground, signed on the inside of the lid with an illegible impressed
seal, 13.5cm (5¼in) high. (5).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

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TWO CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL AND PORCELAIN VASES
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising one pear-shaped vase worked in gilt wire with a
continuous design of three sparrows in flight among the late summer
and autumn plants and flowers including ominaeshi (valerian) and
chrysanthemums on a blue ground, signed on the base in iron red
Dai Nihon Kaiyosha sei, 30.5cm (12in) high; the second a handled
footed vase decorated with two butterflies hovering among trailing
branches of red roses and nogiku (wild chrysanthemums) worked in
gilt wire on a blue ground, the foot painted in underglaze blue with
stylised flowerheads interwoven among karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’),
unsigned; 24cm (9 3/8in) high. (2).

£1,500 - 1,800
JPY220,000 - 270,000
US$2,000 - 2,400

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