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Lot Description

A Pair of Black Ground Cloisonné Vases

19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

each of slender ovoid form, emaled with birds in flight above floral blossoms, the underside bearing a three-character maker's mark, 佐藤製。

Height 5 3/4 in., 14. 61 cm.

Property from the Estate of Professor Ethan D. Alyea, Jr., Bloomington, Indiana

Condition Report

One vase in overall good condition with no visible condition issues. The other vase in decent condition, the foot ring bent with some loss of enamels.

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