Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2019

Lot 294

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA MEIJI PERIOD

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £950

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Description

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The slender body decorated with a large hakurei turnip and a small rat beside it, the rodent contentedly gnawing at a leaf while holding it tightly with its front paws, the eyes inlaid, with a seal mark for Genryusai Seiya to the base, 28.8cm.