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FUJI: A PAIR OF KOMAI-STYLE GILT-DAMASCENED HEXAGONAL MINIATURE VASES FUJI: A PAIR OF KOMAI-STYLE GILT-DAMASCENED HEXAGONAL MINIATURE VASES By the Fuji workshop, signed with the Fuji mark Japan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912) Well modeled with ovoid sides tapering to the short spreading foot and surmounted by a flat shoulder, a short waisted neck and flat everted rim, each side decorated with a panel enclosing alternating landscapes, mythical animals, and butterflies, surrounded by a dense ground of prunus blossoms repeated on the shoulder. Each with the gilt-inlaid Fuji mark to the base. HEIGHT 5.8 cm (each) WEIGHT 44 and 46 g Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, little rubbing to gilt, few tiny nicks, minute dents. Provenance: From a private collection in northern Germany, assembled between 1985 and 2006. Auction comparison: Compare a Komai iron and gilt miniature vase, dated late 19th century, 5.7 cm high, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 13 September 2011, New York, lot 2221 (sold for 5,625 USD).

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FUJI: A PAIR OF KOMAI-STYLE GILT-DAMASCENED HEXAGONAL MINIATURE VASES FUJI: A PAIR OF KOMAI-STYLE GILT-DAMASCENED HEXAGONAL MINIATURE VASES By the Fuji workshop, signed with the Fuji mark Japan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912) Well modeled with ovoid sides tapering to the short spreading foot and surmounted by a flat shoulder, a short waisted neck and flat everted rim, each side decorated with a panel enclosing alternating landscapes, mythical animals, and butterflies, surrounded by a dense ground of prunus blossoms repeated on the shoulder. Each with the gilt-inlaid Fuji mark to the base. HEIGHT 5.8 cm (each) WEIGHT 44 and 46 g Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, little rubbing to gilt, few tiny nicks, minute dents. Provenance: From a private collection in northern Germany, assembled between 1985 and 2006. Auction comparison: Compare a Komai iron and gilt miniature vase, dated late 19th century, 5.7 cm high, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 13 September 2011, New York, lot 2221 (sold for 5,625 USD).

Estimate 600 - 1 200 EUR
Starting price 600 EUR

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