Lot 37
  • 37

A pair of cloisonné enamel baluster vases Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century

Estimate
800 - 1,200 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Cloisonne enamel
the globular body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck set with two elephant head handles, decorated with figures riding horses under trees, the bases cast with an apocryphal Xuande archaic-script mark (2)

Condition

Good overall condition. There are losses to the enamels and some casting flaws.
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