ANTIQUE 20thC JAPANESE EXCEPTIONAL SOLID SILVER VASES, AMETANI YUMIN c.1900
20th Century Japanese Meiji period silver and mixed-metal pair of vases. The bulbous body chased and applied with a rooster, chicken and baby chicks, flowering bamboo branches with copper, gold and gilt details, the pair features exceptional workmanship and attention to detail. The inscription to the base translates as, Founding Anniversary of the Taiwan Development Company Limited, Dated 11th November 25th, 1936.
The signature on the side reads Yumin for Ameya Yumin.
Reference Number: A5723
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century Japanese Meiji period solid silver and mixed-metal pair of vases. The bulbous body chased and applied with a rooster, chicken and baby chicks, flowering bamboo branches with copper, gold and gilt details, the pair features exceptional workmanship and attention to detail. The inscription to the base translates as, Founding Anniversary of the Taiwan Development Company Limited, Dated 11th November 25th, 1936. The signature on the side reads Yumin, (Ameya Yumin), born in Toyama prefecture in the late 19th century and died in 1939.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 30.5cm
Width: 18cm
Weight: 1765g & 1795g
