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A slender bronze reticulated trumpet vase By Hidemitsu/Shuko, Edo Period, 19th century
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,400 inc. premium
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By Hidemitsu/Shuko, Edo Period, 19th century
Of Art Nouveau inspiration, modelled with a trumpet neck and flaring multi-petalled rim, the bulbous mid section reticulated and decorated with flowering trailing vine, the base carved with spumy waves, extending to form three feet of the same design, signed on the base in seal form Toto Hidemitsu/Shuko kanshu. 40cm (15¾in) high.
Of Art Nouveau inspiration, modelled with a trumpet neck and flaring multi-petalled rim, the bulbous mid section reticulated and decorated with flowering trailing vine, the base carved with spumy waves, extending to form three feet of the same design, signed on the base in seal form Toto Hidemitsu/Shuko kanshu. 40cm (15¾in) high.
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トランペット形銅花瓶 秀光 江戸時代(19世紀)
Compare with another bronze flower vessel with a design of waves in the collection of the Museum für Kunst and Gewerbe, Hamburg, illustrated by Ito Yoshiaki et al., in the Exhibition Catalogue, Commemorating the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan, Arts of the East and West from World Expositions, 1855-1900: Paris, Vienna and Chicago, no.1-200, NHK 2004.
























