A Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases, each with a bulbous body resting on an integral splayed foot from which four cabriole legs extend to an annular base, the cylindrical neck with a slight lip and applied with handles in the form of archaistic beasts, the body decorated with a profusion of flowers and foliage in iro-e hon-zogan, the neck with bands of lappets, roundels of kylin, clouds and lightening and formal devices, height 41.8cms, Meiji Period Condition Report: Water stains and residues, slightly over polished. Some rubbing Condition Report Disclaimer