Live Auction 21618Japanese and Korean Art
A PAIR OF SILVER PRESENTATION VASES
Lot 72 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIYOMIZU SANNENZAKA MUSEUM

A PAIR OF SILVER PRESENTATION VASES

TAISHO PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHIMIZU NANZAN KINSEI (SHIMIZU NANZAN; 1875-1948)

Closed21 March 2023

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A PAIR OF SILVER PRESENTATION VASES
TAISHO PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHIMIZU NANZAN KINSEI (SHIMIZU NANZAN; 1875-1948)
Each vase of tapering ovoid form with high chamfered shoulder and flared neck, finely carved and inlaid in gold, silver and shakudo with mountain and village landscape, applied with gold sixteen-petal chrysanthemum crest of the Imperial Household on neck, signature on base
13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm.) high each approx.

Specialist note

After graduating from the metalwork department of Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (Tokyo School of Fine Arts School), Nanzan further learned metalwork from the premier metal artists, Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) and Unno Shomin (1844-1915). In recognition of his skill and stature, Nanzan gained a post as a professor at Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko in 1919 and also appointed an Artist to the Imperial Household (Teishitsu Gigeiin) in 1934.