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A pair of inlaid iron vases
Meiji period (late 19th century), each signed Kyoto ju Komai sei
Each vase of slightly flared candle form with high shoulder, inlaid in gold and silver nunomezoga and hirazogan with various shaped cartouches of landscapes, flowers and geometric patterns, the tapering neck designed with flame-like motifs and the shoulder with a band of stylized thunder, silver rims; signature on body
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high each
Quoted from the lot page, © Christie's. Christie's, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, 2015-04-22, lot 114 ↗
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