Noboru Nogawa

BRONZE VASE WITH MOTIFS OF ROOSTERS AND BLOOMING TREES

Japan, Kyoto, end of the 19th century
A pair of elegantly shaped vases made of yellow bronze inlaid with copper, silver, and gilding, featuring engraved motifs of phoenix roosters (which live in tree crowns and their tail feathers can reach up to 4 meters), perched on the branches of a flowering plum tree. Marked with an engraved signature. Height 21.5 cm.