A Large and Unusual Japanese Bronze 'Butterflies' Vase, Meiji/Taisho Period
日本明治/大正時期銅蝴蝶大瓶

Meiji/Taisho Period (1868-1926)

Of ample baluster form, with four large applied butterflies at the shoulder (two with wings upright), mottled verdigris and red-brown patina.

Height 21 1/2 in., 54.5 cm.

This lot is located in New York.

Upright butterflies loose, one missing a foot, the other missing one leg and two feet; surface with extensive verdigris patina, surface soiling, drip marks, scattered surface scratches, and minor scattered small dings.

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Preview will take place at our New York Gallery
32 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Please contact the Auction Specialist for details.

Annie Wu

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art

[email protected]312.447.3260

Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

The property from the March 21 Asian Art Sale will be available for collection at Freeman’s| Hindman New York gallery, 32 East 67th Street, until Friday March 28; after that date, unless prior arrangements are made, the remaining property will thereafter be available for collection at our premises in Philadelphia, 1600 West Girard Avenue, suite C-3, ).

3月21日紐約專場拍品將於28日運往費城庫房（1600 West Girard Avenue, suite C-3）。如需拍品保留紐約提貨（32 East 67th Street），請電郵亞洲藝術部Asian@HindmanAuctions,com, 或微信florazhang3。

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A Large and Unusual Japanese Bronze 'Butterflies' Vase, Meiji/Taisho Period日本明治/大正時期 銅蝴蝶大瓶

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A Large and Unusual Japanese Bronze 'Butterflies' Vase, Meiji/Taisho Period
日本明治/大正時期銅蝴蝶大瓶