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TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE SHOKO KOKU AND SEAL SHOKO
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A Pair of Silver Vases
Taisho Period (early 20th Century), with signature Shoko koku and seal Shoko
Of baluster form on integral foliate-bracket bases, one with a pair of pheasants among bamboo and zelkova trees, and one with a cockerel and hen among bamboo and banana plants, the silver hammered and chiseled, and some of the stippled and incised areas of the plants and rocks finished in gilt and copper, and portions of the birds in gilt, shakudo, shibuichi and copper, signature incised on one side Shoko koku (carved by Shoko) above impressed and gilded seal Shoko
9½in. (21.6cm.) high (2)
Taisho Period (early 20th Century), with signature Shoko koku and seal Shoko
Of baluster form on integral foliate-bracket bases, one with a pair of pheasants among bamboo and zelkova trees, and one with a cockerel and hen among bamboo and banana plants, the silver hammered and chiseled, and some of the stippled and incised areas of the plants and rocks finished in gilt and copper, and portions of the birds in gilt, shakudo, shibuichi and copper, signature incised on one side Shoko koku (carved by Shoko) above impressed and gilded seal Shoko
9½in. (21.6cm.) high (2)