A Pair of Japanese Bronze Urns

Meiji period (1868-1912), each urn is decorated in relief with shaped registers of bird and flowers against a diaper ground, urns are flanked with lion mask head handles, wide rims at top, cicada lappets around the foot, signed to underside with two Japanese characters.

5 in.

Both urns with minor rim chips; both with slight pushes to foot edges; loss to lion head on one handle; some rubbing and wear to body.