Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 215
A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 Both decorated with an onagadori...
Estimate £600 - £1,000
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES
MEIJI 1868-1912
Both decorated with an onagadori (long-tailed cockerel) perched on a flowering branch of prunus, with details inlaid in silver, gilt, copper and shibuichi honzogan, the designs mirroring each other, both with a three character signature to the side reading Mitsufune koku, together with wood stands, the vases 15.3cm. (4)
Cf. Bonhams London, 15th May 2014, lot 519, for another pair of inlaid vases with cockerels by Mitsufune.