Height: 15.5cms
Date: Circa 1880
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Product Code: KP0003
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A pair of Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) bronze vases and covers, these vases have a reddish patination to the bronze and are decorated with a wrap around scene of paulownia flowers surrounded by butterflies, silver, gold, copper and shakudo are used to give colour to the design.
Condition – Excellent
Butterfly
The butterfly is a common symbol in Japanese art, it represents good luck, good health and prosperity.
Paulownia Plant
The paulownia plant is an important symbol in Japan, also known as the ‘Empress tree’ it would be planted when a baby girl was born to a wealthy family, traditionally a paulownia wood kimono dresser would be given to a bride on her wedding day.
The flower is also the symbol of the Prime Ministers office and appears on the 500 yen coin.
Shakudo is an alloy of gold and copper which can be treated to develop a black patina.
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