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FOR KIRYŪ KŌSHŌ KAISHA 起立工商会社 (THE PIONEERING CRAFT AND COMMERCE COMPANY) An Outstanding Pair of Monumental Bronze Vases with En-Suite Stands鳳凰文象頭耳付彫金ブロンズ大花瓶 一対Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1877–1882
An Outstanding Pair of Monumental Bronze Vases with En-Suite Stands鳳凰文象頭耳付彫金ブロンズ大花瓶 一対Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1877–1882The tall vases each of elongated baluster form, resting on a stepped base, with prominent elephant-head handles to either side at the shoulders, the narrow mouth with a flat rim, each with an en-suite metal stand made up of five openwork zoomorphic elements in ancient Chinese style, the mottled dark-brown patinated bronze body chiseled and decorated in gold, silver, and copper with several registers of ornament: around the bases, stylized clouds; around the center section, pendant jewels, fleur-de-lys lappets, gold hōō birds amidst floral ornament on front and back; two bands of cast concentric whorls, the stands and handles also with inlaid gold decoration, each with a cast mark on the base Dai Nihon Kakō tsukuru 大日本嘉幸造 (Made by Kakō of Great Japan) Heights overall 35 7/8 in. (91 cm)Heights without stands 31 1/8 in. (79 cm)