Sale 1352
Kunsthaus Zurich
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19 February 2007
Price realised
CHF 12,000
Estimate
FOUR FLOWER VASES THE FIRST SIGNED SEIKOZAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) Each decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt, the first with finely detailed scenes of a courtier travelling in a palanquin, blossom viewing, an ape and an eagle beneath pine on a dark blue ground; the second with scholars and attendants; the third with rakkan and samurai and another with scenes from Genji Monogatari 11cm., 15cm., 30cm., 17cm. high (4)
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