TWO BRONZE VASES BY AIDA TOMIYASU (1901-1982)

TWO JAPANESE BRONZE VASES BY AIDA TOMIYASU (1901-1982)
SHŌWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY

The tallest of cylindrical form with a shaped aperture at the front and a cover reminiscent of a spinning top, in a tomobako (wood box) inscribed Seidō Yoru no hana-ire (bronze flower vase of the night); the other vase of wider girth and with a ribbed neck, in a tomobako inscribed Seidō hana-ire (bronze flower vase); both vases inscribed Tomiyasu underneath, the boxes signed and sealed Tomiyasu, 39cm max. (5)