Five bronze vessels


Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryComprising three vases inlaid in silver, gilt and shakudo low relief, one pear-shaped vase with three cranes wading in a lake, unsigned, 24cm (9 3/8in) high; an ovoid vase with three egrets standing besides reeds, signed on the base with with a seal Inoue, 12cm (4¾in) high; the third the smallest vase decorated with a stalk of chrysanthemums, signed on the base with the mark of the Nogawa Company, 9cm (3½in) high; the fourth a rectangular box and a cover, the cover decorated in metal high relief with a solitary goose descending towards a clump of reeds applied on the side, signed on the cover Yuki [...] and on the base Kyoto Kuroda tsukuru, 4.5cm x 8.5cm x 12.5cm (1¾in x 3 3/8in x 4 7/8in); the fifth a vase etched in silver with stalks of chrysanthemums, signed on the base Shusho, 22.5cm (8¾in) high. (6).