Pair of Japanese Inlaid Bronze Vases

of slender form, inlaid in silver, gilt, and copper, depicting onagadori (phoenix chicken) perched on a gnarled branch of flowering plum, pair signed with chiselled signature to side ‘Mitsufune koku’ (3)

Measurements:

height 21.5 cm; 18.5 cm (pair)

Provenance:

The Collection of a Gentleman, Sydney

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $540 Incl BP