Lot Essay
For a vase with enamel decoration by Hiratsuka Mohei see Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley, The Khalili Collection: Treasures of Imperial Japan, vol. 1, Metalwork (London, 1994), cat. no. 61.
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SIGNED HIRATSUKA SEI [MADE BY HIRATSUKA], MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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AN ELABORATE CLOISONNÉ AND SILVER DISH
Signed Hiratsuka Sei [made by Hiratsuka], Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
The finely chased and engraved lobed dish with a wide band of chrysanthemums, supported by four dragons, the interior with an impressive panel in silver and gold sujizogan and filigree and vivid cloisonné enamels, depicting a shishi among peony sprays, with a carved wood stand in the same manner as the silver dish
8¾in. (22cm.) wide
Signed Hiratsuka Sei [made by Hiratsuka], Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
The finely chased and engraved lobed dish with a wide band of chrysanthemums, supported by four dragons, the interior with an impressive panel in silver and gold sujizogan and filigree and vivid cloisonné enamels, depicting a shishi among peony sprays, with a carved wood stand in the same manner as the silver dish
8¾in. (22cm.) wide
Special notice
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