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MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), INLAID WIRE MARK OF ANDO WORKSHOP
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A pair of cloisonné enamel presentation vases
Meiji-Taisho period (early 20th century), inlaid wire mark of Ando Workshop
Each vase of tapering ovoid form with high chamfered shoulder and slightly flared neck, decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with begonias, with a white sixteen-petal chrysanthemum crest of the Imperial Household on the neck, the shoulder, mouth and foot rim with a phoenix and scrolling vines, all against a pale brown ground, wire mark on base; rims silver
17½in. (44.5cm.) high each (2)
Meiji-Taisho period (early 20th century), inlaid wire mark of Ando Workshop
Each vase of tapering ovoid form with high chamfered shoulder and slightly flared neck, decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with begonias, with a white sixteen-petal chrysanthemum crest of the Imperial Household on the neck, the shoulder, mouth and foot rim with a phoenix and scrolling vines, all against a pale brown ground, wire mark on base; rims silver
17½in. (44.5cm.) high each (2)