Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases

Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases
Meiji Period, late 19th century
Each vessel of globular form, applied with birds in flight among reeds and flowering trees supported on a foliate decorated tripod stand attached to a circular pedestal base, the sides with branch-form handles issuing blossoms and leaves, the cover pierced and surmounted by a dragon figure coiled around a rocky outcropping. Height overall 19 inches.

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