A PAIR OF JAPANESE ENAMELLED BRONZE AND SILVER VASES

A PAIR OF JAPANESE ENAMELLED BRONZE AND SILVER VASES

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Both with a bulbous body, raised on a scalloped foot and with a tall neck, decorated in enamels, gold and silver on the bronze ground with a continuous design of chickens amongst flowers and other plants, the base of each neck with a cloisonné enamel band of two confronting ho-o birds and a paulownia mon, the necks and feet with elegant scrolling designs and stylised flowers embellished with polychrome enamels, both signed in a gilt rectangular tablet underneath, both approx. 26.5cm. (2)

Provenance: a London private collection, acquired in the early 20th century and thence by descent.