Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20th May 2025
Lot 314
A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY OF KYOTO
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY OF KYOTO
MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)
Each with a Nogawa mark to the base, 13cm. (4)
With flattened bodies and quatrefoil rims, each decorated with a bird in flight beside bamboo branches and flowers, both with a small butterfly fluttering over flowers and other leafy plants to the reverse; all rendered in silver and gilt over the warm bronze ground, raised on associated wooden stands.