ChaNoYu bronze wall vase. Edo périod
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1800: Item # 1465062
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1800: Item # 1465062
Please refer to our stock # 264 when inquiring.
$1,700.00
Wall vase in cast bronze, representing a dragon coiled on itself, its meandering body delimiting the contours of the vase. The casting must have been complicated and several holes and gaps appeared which were filled with welded bronze plates as can be seen in the detail photos. At the back a finely crafted ring allows the suspension. Most likely Japanese work. The power of the dragon, the simplicity of execution and the casting problems allow us to date it very early Edo or before, the excellent old patina confirms a centuries-old object. Was to decorate the Tokonoma and receive flowers during the Cha-No-Yu.
Rare object with a lot of strength and character.
21cm high. No restaure.
