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Lot 118Y

Two inlaid silver and enamelled vessels
Meiji Period

5 November 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Two inlaid silver and enamelled vessels

Meiji Period
The first a vase inset with an ivory body carved in relief with an lavish scene from Ryujin's castle below the ocean waves depicting a procession of dignitaries led by the dragon king's daughter Oto-hime, bearing gifts from her father to Tawara Toda, signed Shugetsu to; the foot, shoulder and neck enamelled with floral motifs; the base of the vase signed Mitsuyuki, 24cm (9½in) high; the second vessel of hexagonal lobed form, applied with clumps of kiku in enamels and the characters for longevity, the quatrefoil cover surmounted by a shishi finial, 19.1cm (7½in) high. (3).

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象牙彫龍宮図銀花瓶 光之 明治時代
菊図蓋脚付銀壺 無銘 明治時代

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