A pair of cloisonné enamel vases

Meiji period (circa 1900), incised mark Hayashi Tani (workshop of Hayashi Tanigoro)

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A pair of cloisonné enamel vases
Meiji period (circa 1900), incised mark Hayashi Tani (workshop of Hayashi Tanigoro)
Each vase of hexagonal form with high shoulders, slightly flared neck and slanted rim and with inset foot, each decorated in art nouveau style with peacock feathers on a turquoise ground in polychrome opaque enamels and transparent green enamel over foil around the eyes of the feathers and with inlaid silver wire, signature on base; rims silver
13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high each
With original wood box signed and sealed by the artist

Lot Essay

This pair of ornamental vases shows the interplay between natural motifs and abstraction that characterizes art nouveau. Another vase with matching peacock decoration is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accessible online at https://lacma.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/new-acquisitions-week-more-than-2 00-works-just-added

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