A pair of cloisonné-enamel baluster vases
By the workshop of Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915) of Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
By the workshop of Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915) of Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Both vases worked in silver and gold wire of varying gauge with matching designs, decorated with sparrows in flight and perched on the flowering branches of a cherry tree beside stems of bamboo on a cobalt blue ground, the neck and foot with repeated foliate motifs enclosed within a lappet border, the rims applied in silver, one vase unsigned, the other vase signed in silver wire with the lozenge mark of Hayashi Kodenji; with a plain wood storage box. Both vases: 25.7cm (10 1/8in) high. (3).
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By the workshop of Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915) of Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
By the workshop of Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915) of Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Both vases worked in silver and gold wire of varying gauge with matching designs, decorated with sparrows in flight and perched on the flowering branches of a cherry tree beside stems of bamboo on a cobalt blue ground, the neck and foot with repeated foliate motifs enclosed within a lappet border, the rims applied in silver, one vase unsigned, the other vase signed in silver wire with the lozenge mark of Hayashi Kodenji; with a plain wood storage box. Both vases: 25.7cm (10 1/8in) high. (3).