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Japanese Meiji Bronze Flower Vase, Signed browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Metalwork: Pre 1900: item # 416965 Please refer to our stock # 6B-385 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $645 |
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| This elegant Japanese cast flower bronze has a slender base rising to an elongated narrow neck which flares to a small trumpet mouth, and there is an archaic seal character signature engraved on the base. Meiji period (1868-1912). The curve of the quatrefoil-lobed body is nicely complimented by the linear shape of the rectangular handles. Casting and finishing are extremely well done on this heavy piece, which has a wonderful original patina. Japanese metalwork was a sophisticated and complex craft, and metal artists were highly esteemed. When swords were banned in 1871 by government edict after the Meiji Restoration, many sword smiths and armor craftsmen were forced into new outlets and produced a wide variety of decorative arts objects, such as this vase. This decorative example of Meiji metalwork is in excellent condition with only normal surface wear on one of the side seams. Dimensions: 9 ½” high, 2 ¾” diameter at shoulder. | |||||||||||||
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