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A pair of small cloisonne vases, Meiji period circa 1895…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Nov-2010
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Description:
A pair of small cloisonne vases, Meiji period circa 1895 unsigned finely worked with a design of hanging wisteria in silver wire on a blue/black ground, 12 cm high. Hanging wisteria in Japanese Art often recalls chapter 33 Fuji no Uraba (underleaves of wisteria) from Japan's first novel, 'The Tale of Genji' where a banquet scene under the wisteria plays out
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Category:
Oriental: Cloisonne