A fine Japanese twin handled bronze vase by Momose Shigesato...

Hammer

£1,150

A fine Japanese twin handled bronze vase by Momose Shigesato (Japanese, 19th Century)Meiji period, signed with a seal mark, the cylindrical body cast in high relief, one panel depicting cranes, the other sparring figures, the handles cast as flowering cherry trees, the square base held by four supports cast as cherry trees, 27« inches high (70cm)* Two comparable works by Shigesato can be found in the collection of the Walters Art Museum, accession numbers 54.1616 and 54.1617