Description:
Small Black Cloisonné Vase, Japan, Meiji period, slightly flattened rectangular baluster form with waisted neck and rounded rectangular mouth and base, depicting various chrysanthemums in thick and thin wires, one-character mark reading "go" for Gonda Hirosuke (1865-1937), ht. 7 1/4 in. Provenance: Purchased from Orientations Gallery, New York, in 1989. Estimate $1,500-2,000 minor surface wear and fine scratches. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.