A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY OF KYOTO

A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY OF KYOTO
MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)

Each with a Nogawa mark to the base, 13cm. (4)

With flattened bodies and quatrefoil rims, each decorated with a bird in flight beside bamboo branches and flowers, both with a small butterfly fluttering over flowers and other leafy plants to the reverse; all rendered in silver and gilt over the warm bronze ground, raised on associated wooden stands.