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An inlaid bronze vase By Katori Masahiko (1899-1988), Taisho/Showa Period image 1
An inlaid bronze vase By Katori Masahiko (1899-1988), Taisho/Showa Period image 2
Lot 513*

An inlaid bronze vase
By Katori Masahiko (1899-1988), Taisho/Showa Period

11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £4,000

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An inlaid bronze vase

By Katori Masahiko (1899-1988), Taisho/Showa Period
Of squat ovoid form, the shoulder ornamented with a simple design of overlapping beads inlaid in copper studs, draping over the shoulder to form a geometric pattern, the base with chiselled signature Masahiko; with tomobako, the inside of the lid signed Masahiko with seal Masahiko. 29.2cm (11½in) high. (2).

Footnotes

連珠文銅花瓶 香取正彦 大正/昭和時代

Masahiko Katori (1899-1988) graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and worked in Tokyo. He was a member of the Japan Arts Academy (the successor to the Pre-war Imperial Arts Academy) and was honoured with the designation of Ningen Kokuho (National Living Treasure) in 1977. His work is in the collections of the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and The Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art.

The artist is perhaps best known for his 'Friendship Bell' which was presented by the citizens in Yokohama to San Diego in May 1958 as part of the Centennial Celebration of formal relations between Japan and the United States.

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