Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 638
TWO JAPANESE MIXED-METAL VASES
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £356
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Description
TWO JAPANESE MIXED-METAL VASES
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
The tallest with a pear-shaped body and raised on a flared foot, decorated with flowers in low relief, rendered in silver and shakudÅ on a copper ground, 18.5cm; the other with two figures under umbrellas caught in a storm, with a lightning bolt above, signed Hidekuni koku to the side and with another minute mark underneath, 12cm. (2)