Bronze Ikebana vase
25 July 2018
Description

Bronze vase or ewer. I was told it is a Ikebana vase.

Provenance

Japan

Acquired from
Other
For sale
No
Answered within 2 days
By Klaus
Jul 27, 07:13 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $150 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be a 丐美 (?)signed Japanese patinated bronze stick neck vase, the rim formed by a pair of conjoined lotus leaves, their stems forming a free form handle connected to a crane's beak and curved neck above a pair of outstretched wings fanning out over the globular vase body. Other vases by the same workshop , active around 1900, have been offered and sold at auction. The estimate is based on auction results.

Trudy horvat-kraus Jul 28, 01:50 UTC

I thought when you appraised it that you would give me the name of the signed signature on the bottom. It would help to know who the artist is. Or what is the same workshop? A little disappointed.

Klaus Jul 29, 18:10 UTC

The first character is a bit weird, perhaps due to incising it into the metal, the writing of the second character is nearly correct, combined meaning would be "to give beauty" or simply "beautiful". Other near identical vases, cast and signed by the same craftsman or workshop, were sold in the past, but as of today nobody figured out who the artist is.

Trudy horvat-kraus Jul 30, 22:06 UTC

Thank you for your quick response. Is there a workshop name? I appreciate all your help.

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