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MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
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A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE PURPLE-GROUND CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Each of ovoid form with waisted neck ending in a wide mouth and enamelled in black and grey with falcons on branches amidst flowering plum branches on a purple ground, the neck and foot encircled by bands of formal foliate decoration in grey, blue and muted enamels
60 ¼ in. (153 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) diameter
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Each of ovoid form with waisted neck ending in a wide mouth and enamelled in black and grey with falcons on branches amidst flowering plum branches on a purple ground, the neck and foot encircled by bands of formal foliate decoration in grey, blue and muted enamels
60 ¼ in. (153 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) diameter
Special Notice
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