A pair of Japanese inlaid bronze vases, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
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A pair of Japanese inlaid bronze vases, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
ovoid, each finely incised in shibuichi, gilt and copper, with an onagadori (phoenix chicken) perched on a gnarled flowering peony, his long tail trailing down the length of the vase, signed, 10,7cm high
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