FINE PAIR OF JAPANESE SILVER-MOUNTED, MIXED-METAL, GOLD-LACQUER, AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID VASES Y
SIGNED MUNETSUGU, MEIJI PERIOD
£6,930
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
明治 宗次款 芝山嵌花鳥圖象耳對瓶
each of lozenge shape, the iron body inset with four gold-lacquer panels edged in silver, depicting birds and flowers, ikebana and antiquity display in Shibayama style encrustations, the shoulders set with four silver elephant head handles, the mouth and foot of silver, neck and splayed foot embellished with floral motifs in coloured enamel, signed on the base of each vase Munetsugu within a gold rectangular reserve (2)
Dimensions
heights: 19.3cm and 19cm; weights: 393g and 384g
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
Footnote
Compare to a pair of silver, cloisonne and shibayama-inlaid baluster vases, by Sadayuki, Meiji Period, of similar technique, sold at this saleroom, 8 November 2016, lot 305; also see a related shibayama-inlaid vase, by Mitsutsugu, Meiji era, sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 103.
Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference 1VW6KGN2