Sold for $2,813

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases

MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

each oviform example decorated with finely attenuated wires forming various floral roundels and butterflies against alternating bands of pale yellow, lavender, maroon and green ground, mounted in gilt copper, unsigned.

Height of each 6 1/4 in., 15.8 cm.

Property from a Private Collection

Condition Report

Each vase in overall decent condition with surface scratches to the underside, several minor nicks and very small dents to each mouth rim and foot ring. One vase with a short and minor surface scratch, the other with a few shallow cracks in the glaze.

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