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TWO MINIATURE INLAID BRONZE VASES

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TWO MINIATURE INLAID BRONZE VASES
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

One of tapered ovoid form with high, flat shoulder, short neck and galleried rim, inlaid in iroe hirazogan with a cockerel perched on a branch of plum, the other of baluster form inlaid with a long branch of flowering cherry, the neck inlaid with pine needles- 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) and 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) high (2)