Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1083
TWO LARGE JAPANESE BALUSTER VASES
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
TWO LARGE JAPANESE BALUSTER VASES
MEIJI OR TAISHO PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY
The first decorated with an armour-clad samurai riding a rearing horse, the warrior carrying a large sack over his shoulder and looking at a fortress from which flaming arrows are being fired; the other vase painted with a dismounted samurai gazing at the moon whilst his attendant tends to his mount, both with a signature painted to the side and an impressed circular mark, possibly for Kayuki Minoru, Tsukisho, 41.8cm and 42.5cm. (2)