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Unusual Japanese Cloisonné Double-Gourd Vase Meiji Period (1 of 17)
Lefays
Flag of United KingdomSomerset, UK
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Somerset

United Kingdom

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Unusual Japanese Cloisonné Double-Gourd Vase Meiji Period

REF: 720 / LA527837
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Description
An unusual 19th century Japanese Meiji period tightly decorated cloisonné double-gourd Vase, profusely decorated in coloured enamels against a dark ground with a dragon, flowers and repeating gilt-scrolls 15.5cm (6.1in) high. Condition: Excellent. No losses, bruises, or hairlines were found. No restoration was found under ultraviolet light. Under high magnification there are several “pops” visible in the enamel (tiny bubbles that burst during firing leaving corresponding recesses in the enamel). There is a small “push” dent in the base (i.e. pushed outward from inside). Shipping: Free to most destinations worldwide. If your destination does not show free shipping, please inquire.
measurements
Height:
15.5 cm
declaration
Lefays has clarified that the Unusual Japanese Cloisonné Double-Gourd Vase Meiji Period (LA527837) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being Circa 1890
condition
Excellent. No losses, bruises, or hairlines were found. No restoration was found under ultraviolet light. Under high magnification there are several “pops” visible in the enamel (tiny bubbles that burst during firing leaving corresponding recesses in the enamel). There is a small “push” dent in the base (i.e. pushed outward from inside).
additional info
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1890
location
This Unusual Japanese Cloisonné Double-Gourd Vase Meiji Period is located in Somerset, United Kingdom