17th Nov, 2022 10:00
Asian Art II
A JAPANESE BRONZE IKEBANA VASE
A JAPANESE BRONZE IKEBANA VASE
19th Century
With a splayed foot rising to a slim cylindrical body framed by two S-shaped dragon handles beneath a wide flared rim, the surface with a warm patina,
23.5cm high 807g
Provenance: the collection of John Macallan Swan (1846 – 1910) and thence by descent.
J.M. Swan received his artistic training in England and Paris, successfully working in various mediums. Member of the Royal Academy, the Dutch Water-Colour Society, he exhibited at the Parisian Academy since 1878, winning first-class gold medal for painting and sculpture in the Paris Exhibition in 1900. His painting Prodigal Son features in the collection of Tate Britain.
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