LOT 719
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Lot 719
A VERY FINE PAIR OF MATCHING JAPANESE "SAMURAI" BRONZE HANDLED VASES, LATE EDO OR EARLY MEIJI PERIOD. Of squared baluster form, each sculpted with large panels of armored samurai, flanked by branch form handles decorated with cherry blossoms and birds, below corners surmounted by mythical beast masks, on a ground embossed with Ming style mythical beasts and bat medallions. Each marked on base with embossed raised seal mark. Height 13 inches (33 cm).
Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500
€ 700 - 1,050
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