A pair of inlaid miniature mixed-metal vases
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kumagai zo
The vases of short rounded form on short upright foot with low shoulders and long slender neck, each with a reddish brown patina and decorated in copper, silver and gilt takazogan and incised details with sparrows, insects and various flora, each with a band of stylized leaves to the shoulder and a gilt floral band on the neck; each with signature on base
5¾in. (14.8cm.) high (2)
A pair of inlaid miniature mixed-metal vases
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kumagai zo
The vases of short rounded form on short upright foot with low shoulders and long slender neck, each with a reddish brown patina and decorated in copper, silver and gilt takazogan and incised details with sparrows, insects and various flora, each with a band of stylized leaves to the shoulder and a gilt floral band on the neck; each with signature on base
5¾in. (14.8cm.) high (2)
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