Offered by Mastromauro Japanese Art
A pair of iron and bronze vases, with nunomezogan inlays in gold and silver, together with shishiaibori and iro-e takazogan relief inlays in shibuichi and shakudo signed Hamada Sei. The upper band depicts numerous Manchurian cranes in flight, while the central reserve is engraved with dragons and along the lower part, there is a decoration with bunches of grapes and leaves.
Work published in the volume “Selezione 2023“.
Height:24 cm
Meiji, c. 1880
An example of a similar pair of iron and bronze vases signed Hamada is recorded in the Victoria and Albert Museum.