Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 35 000
About this Item
A matching pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel vases, Gonda Hirosuke, Meiji period, 1868-1912
finely worked in silver wire with a pair of shijukara, Japanese tits, in flight amongst cherry blossoms, with seasonal flowers including kikyo, Chinese bellflowers, and chrysanthemums against a midnight-blue ground, the neck and foot with diaper borders, impressed mark of Gonda Hirosuke, 30,3cm high
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Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.