A pair of cloisonné enamel vases
A pair of cloisonné enamel vases

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), ATTRIBUTED TO NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)

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A pair of cloisonné enamel vases
Meiji period (late 19th century), attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927)
Each vase of globular form with long neck, decorated in polychrome enamels and silver and gold wires with two panels designed with a butterfly and flowers on a speckled beige ground, each panel surrounded with stylized scrolling flowers on a brown ground, the neck enamelled with floret patterns; gilt rims
4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high each

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