Skip to main content

Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases, Suzuki Chokichi

Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases, Suzuki Chokichi

View Similar Items

Japanese Meji Period Mixed Metal Plaque Attb. to Suzuki Chokichi 'Kaka'

Japanese Meji Period Mixed Metal Plaque Attb. to Suzuki Chokichi 'Kaka'

A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period

A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue

Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa

Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa

An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase

An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase

Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metals Bronze Double Gourd Form Vase

Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metals Bronze Double Gourd Form Vase

An Exceedingly Fine Pair of 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Vases

An Exceedingly Fine Pair of 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Vases

Antique Japanese Mixed Metals Copper & Silver Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase

Antique Japanese Mixed Metals Copper & Silver Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase

Japanese Mixed Metal Shakudo Vase Silver Irises on Bronze, Meiji Period

Japanese Mixed Metal Shakudo Vase Silver Irises on Bronze, Meiji Period

Large Japanese Patinated Bronze Mixed Metal Charger Meiji Period, circa 1880

Large Japanese Patinated Bronze Mixed Metal Charger Meiji Period, circa 1880

Large Pair of Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Mixed Metal Vases - Antique, c.1910

Large Pair of Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Mixed Metal Vases - Antique, c.1910

Japanese Bronze Vase with Dragon

Japanese Bronze Vase with Dragon

Video Loading

1 of 12

Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases, Suzuki Chokichi

About the Item

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most majestic pair of Meiji Period 1868-1912 multi patinated vases by the highly regarded Imperial artist Suzuki Chokichi, his art name Kako, here Chokichi has used his exceptional skills to showcase mixed alloy techniques in sensational autumn colours, the crusty skin of these incredibly heavy vases is a combination of greens , browns and reds that only Chokichi could have perfected and instantly recognisable as his work. The native birds are cast and decorated in the finest quality and once again synonymous with work by Chokichi, the other decoration demonstrates the artists abilities and eye for the unusual , bright gold hanging bean pods are interspersed with other native flora on the right hand vase, whilst interesting mixed metal catkins and grasses decorate the other, each vase has been painstakingly inlaid around the shoulders with a band of gold floral decoration and is signed to the underside with the full signature of the Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha , a most charming pair of vases from the eraly period of Chokichis output, certainly pre 1891, just delightful in every respect . Literature : As previously stated Suzuki Chokichi (Kako) was director , designer and lead artist of the government sponsored Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha company until its closure in 1891 , his adventurous artistic ideas, as demonstrated in these vases, were reputedly not always well received by the government funded factory, they probably had one eye on commercial quantity and more repetitive works than Kako would have liked, he went on to produce many other individual high quality and now famous works housed around the worlds great collections and leading museums , including a monumental 2.8m Koro surmounted by an Eagle which resides in the Victoria and Albert museum, and arguably his most famous known work being a set of twelve mixed metal birds of prey, now rightfully resting in the Tokyo national museum . Suzuki Chokichi’s work was eventually rewarded in 1896 when he was granted the rare accolade of becoming an Imperial artist ( Teishitsu Gigeiin ). I am pleased to say his incredible artistic skills are being recognized some 120 years later, by leading collectors of Japanese Meiji period metalworks. Condition report : Lovely original condition. Approximate Sizes : Height : 11 5/8? 29.25 cm Width : 6.0? 15.3 cm Combined weight is a hefty 6.4 kg Free worldwide delivery and a certificate of authenticity are included within the price of this item.

Creator:
Kako (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 11.625 in (29.53 cm)Diameter: 6 in (15.24 cm)
Style:
Meiji (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Metal
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1868-1912
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Christchurch, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8622234877432

You May Also Like

Japanese Meji Period Mixed Metal Plaque Attb. to Suzuki Chokichi 'Kaka'

Located in New York, NY

A large, fine quality, and world class Japanese Meiji period mixed metal plaque with Shakudo-inlay, silver-inlay, gold-inlay, copper-inlay, and patina, attributed to the famous Suzuki Chokichi...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Gold, Silver, Copper

Japanese Meji Period Mixed Metal Plaque Attb. to Suzuki Chokichi 'Kaka'

Japanese Meji Period Mixed Metal Plaque Attb. to Suzuki Chokichi 'Kaka'

$34,080 Sale Price

20% Off

A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The finely proportioned ovoid shaped body rising to an elongated slender neck with a flaring rim, decorated with motifs of waterfowl standing in a grassy marsh with silvered bodies, ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper

A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period

A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period

$1,200

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine signed antique Japanese Meiji period mixed metals vase. By Miyabe Atsuyoshi for Inoue of Kyoto. With a bronze body and d...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue

Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue

$1,850

Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa

By Ando Jubei

Located in Sarasota, FL

Japanese mixed metal and bronze Meiji period finely cast and inlaid vase of an eagle in a tree. Marked for Nogawa workshop and signed by maker on the side.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa

Japanese MIxed Metals and Bronze Meiji Period Vase by Nogawa

$3,800

An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The diminutive & finely proportioned cylinder-shaped body illustrating a naturalistic motif of a silvered lily blossom issuing from a leafy stem, decorated with both Shibuichi & Shak...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper

An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase

An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase

$1,500

Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metals Bronze Double Gourd Form Vase

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Japanese bronze vase. From the Meiji Period. With copper and silver floral and vine and butterfly inlay as well a kanji symbol to the neck (possibly a stylized f...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Silver, Copper, Bronze

Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metals Bronze Double Gourd Form Vase

Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metals Bronze Double Gourd Form Vase

$895

Recently Viewed

More Ways To Browse

Cast Metal Eagle

Suzuki Chokichi

Japanese Lion Bronzes Meiji Period

Ming Chinese Censer

Namikawa Sosuke

Chinese Cloisonne Teapot

Chinese Deer Bronze

Japanese Bronze Crane And Turtle

Japanese Iron Kettle

Turkish Copper Ewer

Chinese Censor Bronze

View All Popular Metalwork Searches