Lot 299
JAPANESE BRONZE BALUSTER VASE
MEIJI PERIOD
Auction: 3 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
£188
Description
明治 日本銅鑄花鳥紋瓶
with elongated tapering petal form neck and mouth, the bulbous body decorated with birds and chrysanthemum, flanked by a pair of elaborate mythical fish handles
Dimensions
27cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private English Collection, by direct family descent; the current owner's great grandfather imported such goods directly from Japan in the 19th century to sell in his shop in Southport, England