A pair of Meiji-period bronze vases - image-1
A pair of Meiji-period bronze vases - image-2
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Lot 238 Dα

A pair of Meiji-period bronze vases

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 5.624 € (incl. premium)
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A pair of Meiji-period bronze vases

Both signed Seiya chu in a rectangular cartouche to the underside a) Monkey, sitting and holding the slender neck of the vase to its ear like an ear trumpet; b) Elephant, sitting on its hind legs, its head raised and its trunk wrapped around the neck of the vase. (2) H a) 30 cm; b) 29.4 cm
Late 19th/ early 20th century.

Genryusai Seiya (active around 1900) was one of the most prominent bronze artists of the Meiji period, specialising in export wares of the highest quality. In his workshop, he was known for his productions of human genre figures, vases and exotic bronze models of animals.