A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES BY OTA KICHISABURO

A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES BY OTA KICHISABURO

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

The tall hexagonal bodies decorated with panels enclosing birds perched amongst flowering branches of chrysanthemum, wisteria, hydrangea and others, on a dark navy-blue ground, with bands of geometric designs and foliate patterns around the shoulder and the neck, both stamped on the base with the mark of Ota Kichisaburo and inscribed with a collector's reference number, both 15.6cm. (2)