Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022

Lot 237

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

With a tall trumpet-shaped body and a foliate rim, the side embellished with a goshawk perched on flowering branches of prunus, the bird and flowers realistically modelled; the decoration rendered in high relief and with the eyes and some of the stamens gilded, the base with a two-character mark reading Seiya, 32cm.