Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026

Lot 668

A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE VASES BY MIYABE ATSUYOSHI

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000

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A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE VASES BY MIYABE ATSUYOSHI
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Each with a tall cylindrical body raised on a short foot and with an elongated neck, both decorated with a continuous design of birds and flowers, one with a swallow observing a grasshopper and the other with large hibiscus flowers; all rendered in a variety of metals including gold, silver, bronze and copper takazogan; each signed Miyabe Atsuyoshi with a kao underneath, 30.8cm each. (2)