A pair of tall cylindrical bronze vases


By Hasegawa, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Each cast in varying degrees of relief with an almost identical all-over design depicting pilgrims making their way up a mountainous winding path towards rustic retreats partially concealed by overhanging trees on protruding cliffs, the tall cluster of pine trees in the foreground with some of the foliage partially rendered in gilt suggesting autumn; both vases signed on the base with chiselled characters Hasegawa within a chrysanthemum panel above a large ho-o (phoenix) carved in high relief. Each vase 32cm (12½in) high. (2).