Width: 11cms
Height: 25cms
Depth: 11cms
Date: 1868 - 1912
£7,800
Product Code: KPME20
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An unusual pair of Shibayama on lacquer on bronze double gourd vases dating from the Japanese Meiji era, (1868-1912). Decorated with mother of pearl leaves, blossom and birds, these vases stand on a Chinese dark wood base.
Condition: Excellent.
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Gourd
The calabash or long melon has been used throughout the world as a vegetable and container. They were one of the first plants grown primarily for use as a container. Older fruits are dried and hollowed out to form a bottle used to store and transport liquor or medicine, and as such are a symbol of health in Asia.
Shibayama
Shibayama is a style of inlay decoration used to create a design on wood, ivory or lacquer. Small peices of shell, horn, coral, wood, ivory, bone and other colourful precious materials would be semi-inland into the base material to give a 3D effect.
The style of decoration is named after the artist Shibayama who created and popularized the artform.
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