A pair of Japanese patinated bronze flower vases, Meiji period 日本銅加

A pair of Japanese patinated bronze flower vases, Meiji period 日本銅加漆花樽一對 明治

The pair of vases of impressive scale, the wide mouth top cast with tengu among cherry blossoms, the border adorned with fret pattern motifs with pendant cloud scroll lappets, the middle section with a bold high-relief eagle perched on a branch on one side, the other side with a nobleman in a landscape, flanked by two pine tree form handles, the lower register enhanced with Japanese genre cartouches, below a lotus petal form platform, all above tripod beast form legs. The second vase similarly modelled with a noblewoman in a landscape
H: 21 ¼ in.

Provenance

Collection of the grandfather of the present owner, New York City, acquired prior to the 1970s
Thence by descent to the present owner

來源：
現藏家祖父於1970年代以前舊藏於紐約市
家族傳承