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A YASUYU KI STYLE CLOISONN É VASE

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Japan, early Meiji period (1868-1912) The vase with an appealing amphora shape and original bronze mountings. The central part is finely enameled with swallows and wisteria above a bright blue ground. The midnight blue, almost black neck with its various butterflies is highly reminiscent of some early works by the famous Namikawa Yasuyuki. The base shows spuming waves and water birds. HEIGHT 25 cm WEIGHT 575.9 grams Condition: The lip slightly warped and with very small, associated losses. Very few small, hardly visible hairlines here and there. Overall good, well-presentable, condition. Provenance: Austrian private collection. ?