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A pair of Japanese bronze vases, Meiji period (1868-1912).

Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
715 - 894 EUR
726 - 907 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A pair of Japanese bronze vases, Meiji period (1868-1912).

Cast in high relief with fierceful dragons amidst cloud formations. Height 28,5 cm. Inventory mark in red to base no 26&27.

Wear.

Provenance

Aquired during Prince Oscar Bernadotte's voyage with Vanadi's world tour 1883-85.
In the years 1873-76 he participated annually as an extra cadet in sea expeditions and in November 1879 he took the sea officer degree. After studying at Uppsala University 1881-1882 and at Kristiania (Oslo) University 1883, he made a world tour at sea from December 1883 to May 1885.

Royal inventory mark in red no 26 & 27.