Lot 278 A Japanese bronze slender beaker vase

A Japanese bronze slender beaker vase

Meiji period

GBP 340

Estimate: £500 - £1,000

45.5cm high.

Surface wear with streaming patches of verdirgis beyond the intentional russet patination.
Head of dragon detached but extant. One of the horns has been re-attached.
Short rim crack,
Light denting/scratching around mouth rim.

A Japanese bronze slender beaker vase
Meiji period
The slender vessel of Chinese gu form rising from a smooth flared foot to an ornate foliate trumpet neck, applied to the slender cylindrical body with a sinuous, scaly dragon holding a crystal pearl in its claw, the head with gold-inlaid eyes, the surface patinated to a rich brown with russet patches, the base with cast seal mark, 東都秀光監製, Toto Hidemitsu Kansei (production supervised by Hidemitsu), 45.5cm high.
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
明治时期青铜细颈杯式花瓶
【年代】
明治时期
【描述】
明治时期青铜细颈杯式花瓶
细长的器身呈中国觚形，从平滑的喇叭形底座上升至华丽的叶形喇叭颈，细长的圆柱形身上饰有一条蜿蜒的鳞龙，爪中握着水晶珠，头部嵌有金色眼睛，表面呈丰富的棕色，带有赭色斑块，底部铸有印章标记，东都秀光监制，高45.5厘米。
【品相】
表面磨损，除了有意的赭色锈迹外，还有流状的绿锈。
龙头已脱落但仍在。
一只角已被重新接上。
口沿有短裂纹，
口沿周围有轻微的凹陷/划痕。