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PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL KOGO (INCENSE BURNER)
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890
Of compressed ovoid form on tripod feet, worked in silver wire and colored
enamels decorated with a band of stylized phoenixes and flowering vines
on a black ground, above a narrow geometric floral band, and lappet panels
containing dragon medallions alternating with phoenixes in flowering vines
on a ground of aventurine surrounded by a mustard-yellow background, the
shoulder with key frets below a zig-zag pattern on the rim, the dome cover
decorated with chrysanthemum heads and clouds on a mustard ground,
the finial formed as a chrysanthemum bud
3 1/2in (8.9cm) high

$800 - 1,200
For a similar example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, acquired in 1894,
see http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119892/lidded-vessel-unknown/
(inv. no. 614-1894)

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
615
ATTRIBUTED TO HAYASHI KODENJI
A pair of cloisonné-enamel vases
Meiji era (1869-1912), early 20th century
Of baluster form tapering to the foot and worked in silver wires and colored
enamels on a black ground with groups of cranes, the neck and foot
decorated with floral bands
9 3/4in (24.7cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

616
KUMENO TEITARO (1861-1939)
A tomei jippo cloisonné-enamel vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The vase with wide shoulders quickly tapering to a narrow cylindrical
body, flaring near the base and tapering again at the foot, engraved on a
616 silver substrate with open and closed fans floating on a stream against a
hammered stippled ground and covered in transparent red enamel, the rims
silvered metal, seal form on the underside Takuho with the stamped mark of
the Kumeno workshop
12 1/2in (31.7cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500

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