Two bronze vases. Around 1960-1970 - image-1

Lot 928 Dα

Two bronze vases. Around 1960-1970

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
11.06.2016, 11:00 - Japanese Art and Antiques
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)
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Two bronze vases. Around 1960-1970

a) A slender bronze vase in shape of a double gourd with a black patina imitating iron. Seal mark to the base Kaishû. b) A bronze vase of squat double gourd shape with a black patina imitating iron, marked at the base in seal script Kaishû. Around 1960-1970. Both with tomobako inscribed on the lid: ... dô hisago hana-ire; and on the reverse signed Kaishû saku and sealed Kaishû. (2)
Height a) 26 cm; b) 19.9 cm

Takahashi Kaishû (1905-2004) was a famous metal artist in Kanazawa and named Living National Treasure for the Kaga zôgan technique in 1982. Compare: Felice Fischer, The Art of Japanese Craft. 1875 to the present, Philadelphia 2008, p. 56.