Description: A pair of cloisonné vases with bulbous bodies, everted lips and short necks. Each vase shows two white tancho tsuru in flight on a blackblue background. These are red-crowned cranes, symbols of luck and longevity in East Asia. All four cranes are wearing their ‘red crowns’, or tancho. With wood box. Condition: Very good condition Provenance: From an Austrian private collection, formerly collection Doblhoff This fine selection of Japanese cloisonné pieces (nos. 16-33) comes from an art dealer’s collection who acquired the pieces over 15 years, most of them from Austrian flea markets, fairs and estates. He developed a passion and deep understanding for the incredibly cumbersome technique of cloisonné which is reflected in the selection, featuring the great names of Namikawa Yasuyuki and Namikawa Sosuke.