A pair of patinated bronze vases


Taisho/early Showa eraEach of ovoid form with a flat shoulder and short neck flaring to a thick rim, the tapering body cast with a wide ribbon of repeating scrolling tendrils and suspending a stiff-leaf band, each featuring a pair of dissolving birds, the raised design silhouetted against a black ground, each base signed Akita Ikoku zo (wear to the patination).14 5/8in (37.2cm) high