Two Japanese Bronze and Champleve Vases

Late 19th century, the smaller vase with champleve decoration of people and landscape together with bands cast with geometric and archaic style patterns, small handles with rings flank the upper body, the larger vase has champleve decoration of lotus blossoms in polychrome enamels, with shaped handles flanking the neck.

11 1/2 in., 8 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Norma Mahood, Bluefield, Virginia

Surface wear and scattered discoloration to bronze on both vases; larger vase without a bottom; smaller vase with later bottom.