Sale 1352
Kunsthaus Zurich
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19 February 2007
Price realised
CHF 3,840
Estimate
A GROUP OF CLOISONNÉ MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) Worked in various thicknesses of silver wire and coloured enamels, the first a vase with Kannon and attendants on a dragon; the second, two teapots with butterflies and flowers on a black ground; the third, a porcelain bowl and cover worked in gold and silver wire and enamels depicting peonies and other flowers; the fourth, a porcelain vase and cover with enamels depicting flowers and foliage; a squat circular vase and cover worked in various thicknesses of silver wire, coloured enamels and goldstone with Buddhistic emblems and a large circular porcelain dish decorated in enamel with an eagle 30.5cm., 15cm., 6cm. high, 15cm. diam., 12cm. high, 15cm. and 46cm. diam. (7)
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