Lot 224
A cloisonné-enamel slender vase Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,550 inc. premium
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Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Worked in silver wire of varying gauge with a flock of tanchozuru (red-crested cranes) flying in different directions, several cranes with their wings overlapping, above a band of stylised waves on the foot, all on a blue-midnight ground, mounted with a silver rim and foot; signed on the base with the mark of Kume. 31cm (12 1/8in) high.
Worked in silver wire of varying gauge with a flock of tanchozuru (red-crested cranes) flying in different directions, several cranes with their wings overlapping, above a band of stylised waves on the foot, all on a blue-midnight ground, mounted with a silver rim and foot; signed on the base with the mark of Kume. 31cm (12 1/8in) high.