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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL BROAD PEAR-SHAPED VASES
By Hayashi Kodenji, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each worked in silver wire with opaque and transluscent enamels with
details flecked with aventurine, the neck with stylised repeat foliate
motifs within three-stepped cruciform cartouches and butterflies on
a ground of karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’), the shoulder with shishi
and ho-o (phoenixes) enclosed within lobed rectangular cartouches
above shield-shaped panels of mythological dragons alternating with
phoenixes, the rim and foot of silver; each stamped on the base with
the mark of Hayashi Kodenji. Each vase 18cm (7 1/16in) high. (2).
£2,500 - 3,000
JPY360,000 - 440,000
US$3,300 - 3,900
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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASE
221 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Worked in silver and gilt wire, the body with elaborate shield-shape
panels speckled with aventurine enclosing ho-o (phoenixes) alternating
with stylised dragons, the tall neck with repeated chrysanthmum
blossoms and other flowerheads among leafy tendrils; unsigned.
17.1cm (6¾in) high.

£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,000 - 1,300

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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL SMALL PEAR-SHAPED VASES
Produced by Kuhn & Komor (1897-1919), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Both decorated in silver wire of varying gauge with an identical design,
the bottom section with four shield-shaped panels enclosing stylised
confronting ho-o (phoenixes) beneath a wide band of repeated
stylised butterfly motifs, both mounted with a silver rim and foot; each
engraved on the base in katakana script Kun Komoru (Kuhn and
Komor) Each vase: 11.1cm (4 3/8in) high. (2).

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

Kuhn & Komor (1897-1919) was one of a few companies in Japan
making decorative art objects in European taste during the late 1800s.
It was considered the ‘Asprey’ of Asia; manufacturing superior quality
222 decorative objects for both home and personal use, and its products
were frequently given as diplomatic gifts by the Japanese government.

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