Fine pair of 19th century Japanese bronze vases, c1880.
Standing on tripod supports they are beautifully decorated, well cast and heavy for their size at almost 3kg. A true pair they have subtle and highly symbolic differences in the decoration. On one side they depict a crane in flight ascending to the clouds and the other shows a crane descending through the clouds. The other side shows a figure looking up to the clouds/praying while the other vase shows the same/similar figure holding an axe.
The level of detail is very fine with the clouds, foliage, birds and figures beautifully depicted. The handles are stylised dragons/mythical creatures. The vases have taken on great colour/patina following years of use and overall condition is good with no obvious issues.
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Size: 22cm tall x 14cm wide x 12cm deep, weight 2.9kg.
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