GONDA HIROSUKE (1865-1937)A Pair of Cloisonné-EnamelMoriage Presentation VasesShowa era (1926-1989), circa 1932Each vase decorated in relief and worked in silver wire and pastel-coloured enamels of different tones of green, brown and white, each vase showing a snow-capped Mount Fuji rising in the distance over a rustic landscape, rendered in the Nihonga (neo-nativist painting) manner, one vase with a watermill partially obscured among cedar trees, a rushing stream flanked with rocks in the foreground, the second vase depicting in the background a lone farmer returning home, water rushing through rocks in the foreground, discrete details on the foliage on the trees enhanced by silver wire, all reserved on a pale-beige cream ground, applied with silver rims and feet, each vase incised on the base with a presentation inscriptionKeibaho jisshi junen kinen keiba, Sho, Shadan Hojin Teikoku Keiba Kyokai, Showa shichinen ichigatsu Hakuryuen kinsei (Horseracing award inmemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Horseracing Law, presented by the Imperial Horseracing Association, January 1932, respectfully made by Hakuryuen [Gonda Hirosuke]) with two wood stands and the original custom-made velvet storage box, stamped with the same inscription.Each vase: 31cm (12 1/8in) high. (5).