A GROUP OF FIVE JAPANESE METALWORK VASES

A GROUP OF FIVE JAPANESE METALWORK VASES
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH–20TH CENTURY
The first, green patinated copper, mark to base; the second, bronze, of square tapering form with two ring handles; the third, bronze, with two cranes in flight over waves, pierced to the foot; the fourth, of bulbous form with tall slender neck, mark to base; the fifth, bronze, with baluster form, and two applied handles
The tallest: 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high