Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 240
A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The tall cylindrical bodies decorated with mirror images of geese flying before a silver moon and with tall grasses underneath, the majestic birds rendered in a variety of inlaid metals, each base incised with the mark for the Nogawa Company and both vases with the same signature to the side, both 15.3cm. (2)