A hammered iron and inlaid slender baluster vase
By Ota Harukage, Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early/mid-20th centuryDecorated in low relief with Chok'aro Sennin (Chinese: Zhang Guo Lao) standing and holding a gourd from which his horse emerges, with details inlaid in flat and low relief of gold and bronze, signed on the reverse with chiselled characters [...] Tai(?)yosai Harukage sen ([...] chiselled by Tai(?)yosai Harukage), with a gold inlaid circular seal. 22cm (8 5/8in) high.
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Ota Harukage, a pupil of Funakoshi Shunmin (1868–1940) was recorded as being active during the Taisho and Showa eras in Tokyo. For further information on this artist, see Wakayama Takeshi, Kinko Jiten (A Dictionary of Metalworkers), Tokyo, Token Shunju Shinbunsha, 1999, p.620.