GYOKUHO: A MASSIVE BRONZE VASE WITH SWIMMING CARPS By Gyokuho, signed Gyokuho with kakihan Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The massively cast ovoid bronze vase is decorated with two swimming carps in low relief, the scales executed with fine incision work - the carps appear as if they were emerging from the vase's surface. The eyes are inlaid in silver. Signed to the body GYOKUHO with kakihan. HEIGHT 32 cm WEIGHT 5.8 kg Condition: Good condition with a fine unctuous patina. Some surface wear as visible in the images provided. Provenance: Dutch private collection. Auction comparison: A related vase was sold by Sotheby's, 1000 Ways of Seeing: The Private Collection of the late Stanley J. Seeger, 5 March 2004, London, lot 366 (sold for 2,750 GBP).