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Antique Japanese Inlaid Bronze & Mixed Metals Handled Butterbur Flower Vase
About the Item
A fine antique Japanese double-handled bronze vase.
With mixed metals (gold, silver, and copper) inlay to the neck, neck handles and raised decoration. (Likely Meiji period), raised depictions of giant butterbur (fuki) to the body and figural dragon handles (with elongated tongues), and a modeled chocolate brown patina.
The butterbur plant and its sprouts are strongly associated with the beginning of spring as well as used in a wide variety of herbal remedies. The butterbur plant is also associated with the Ainu folklore creatures "Korpokkur", a race of ancient miniscule people whose name is a tripartite which roughly translates as "people who live beneath the leaves of the butterbur".
Simply a wonderful Japanese vase!
Date:
Late 19th or early 20th century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
There are light bends, indentations, and edge wear here and there. We noted several casting flaws throughout as well as one old (likely in the foundry) patched repair to the side. There is some rubbing to the patina throughout, which is modeled to begin. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Marks:
Unmarked
Measurements:
Height: ca. 8 1/2 in.
Width: ca. 4 in.
Depth: ca. 3 5/8 in.
Weight: ca. 820 g
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- Dimensions:Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 3.63 in (9.23 cm)
- Style:Meiji (In the Style Of)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Early 20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. See description for condition details.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: DSA INV FR O221stDibs: LU1610231633222
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