Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021

Lot 353

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The tall baluster body cast as three elephants, the roughness of their skin naturalistically rendered, their tusks and ears in high relief and with a warm reddish patina, the base with a seal mark reading Seiya sei for Genryusai Seiya, 31.5cm.