FINE PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED, GOLD-LACQUER, AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID VASES
MEIJI PERIOD
?? ??????????each gold-lacquered body inset with mother-of-pearl and other semiprecious stones with four ducks swimming in a pond and one in flight near raised mountains in okibirame, further inlaid with aquatic floral and foliage, with detailed ripples, the mouth and foot applied with silver decorated with floral sprays in coloured enamels (2)
18cm high each; 222g and 216g
Private Scottish collection, Blairgowrie; inherited from current owner's parents
Compare to a four-section vase made with similar technique, dated to Meiji era, sold at Bonham's London, 18 May 2023, lot 4.