Pair Fine Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Double Gourd Vases 1890 Drawings & Prints enclosing a storage area for

enclosing a storage area for wine bottles

10 cm X 10 cm

with three hinged handles (one possibly a later replacement) and a band of inlaid silver 'ropework' design to the base

The painting is signed to the lower left and also signed to the verso of the walnut panel and titled "Hors de Combat"

Pair Fine Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Double Gourd Vases 1890 Drawings & Prints enclosing a storage area forA very good pair of antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonn vases, circa 1890. This is a very handsome pair of antique double gourd shaped cloisonn vases, one with a blue ground the other with a burgundy ground, both having a lappet design to the neck, the tops and bases are extravagantly decorated with many geometric stylized floral devices. Each vase is waisted with further lappets, the large globular base having a broad band of 'Greek Key' design,