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Japanese Bronze Usubata Vase with Silver Inlay, Meiji browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Metalwork: Pre 1900: item # 85728 Please refer to our stock # 6B-340 when inquiring.
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| Fine three-part bronze usubata with rectangular handles, silver inlay, and a curvilinear trifoot base. Late 19th century. This is a classical container for the ikenobo school of ikebana. The design on the front of the body depicts a silver goose in low relief standing on a river bank under a banana tree. The tree and two leaves are engraved into the bronze body, and a third leaf is inlaid with delicate silver wires. Scattered horizontal silver wires next to the bank suggest water. The curve of the base 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 lovely patina. The removable large flat rim features an upstanding edge. Chinese bronzes were imported to Japan during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods for use in the decoration of new styles of palace interiors. With the emergence of flower arrangement (ikebana) and the tea ceremony as distinctively Japanese cultural pursuits, bronze casters began to develop novel forms of vessels loosely based on Chinese originals but with an unmistakable Japanese elegance. The usubata form is a prime example. Condition is excellent, with only one tiny pin-point size ding in the top piece. Overall dimensions: 9” high, 5 ¾” body diameter, 12” top diameter. | |||||||||||||
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