A pair of soft-metal-inlaid vases
A pair of soft-metal-inlaid vases

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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A pair of soft-metal-inlaid vases
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The vases of ovoid form inlaid in high relief in gold, silver, copper and shakudo with cranes flying towards the rising sun, represented by a reddish patina, the neck decorated in gilt nunomezogan with dragons against a geometric ground
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high each (2)

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