Sale! Pair Signed 19th C Antique Japanese Kutani Bamboo Insect Vases 11.5x4.8
THESE ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF RARE ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE KUTANI BAMBOO INSECT VASES. THEY ARE 11.5X4.8 INCHES. VERY HEAVY WITH AMAZINGLY DETAILED WORK OF BAMBOO, SPIDER WEBS, INSECTS OF ALL VARIETIES, DRAGONFLIES, MOTHS, FLIES, LADY BUGS, ETC.. IT IS MEANT TO INDICATE A BAMBOO FOREST. SIGNED QUITE WELL ON THE BOTTOM. SOME KILN GRIT ON ONE AND A FEW SPIDER WEBS ON THE BASE OF THE OTHER MOST LIKELY DONE IN FIRING. ALSO ONE TINY FLEA BITE NICK ON THE BOTTOM OF ONE BAMBOO CHUTE.
FANTASTIC WORK AND IF YOU CAN USE THEM I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM.