Price
£2800.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Japanese bronze vase of gourd shape with a climbing frog, signed with incised characters Yoshimitsu zo 義光造, Taisho Period.
With tomobako wood storage box inscribed Hisago-gata kaeru kabin 瓢形蛙花瓶 (gourd-shaped flower vessel with a frog) and on the reverse Mukoda kinsei Yoshimitsu saku 向田謹製, 義光作 with seal よし光 (made by Yoshimitsu, respectfully manufactured by Mukoda) and seal Yoshimitsu.
The frog (kaeru) in Japan is a symbol of fertility and good fortune that will return, as the word in Japanese also means "to return".
Dimensions
H 19 cm x Diameter 8.5 cmThe BADA Standard
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