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Title

Bronze vase

1870s

Artist

Saitō Zenbē

Japan

Alternate image of Bronze vase by Saitō Zenbē

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
    Date
    1870s
    Media category
    Metalwork
    Materials used
    bronze, inlaid and enamelled
    Dimensions
    12.5 cm diam. of rim; 32.0 x 17.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed on body, in Japanese, inlaid "Toshimasa" [as oblong seal] and "Saitô" [as round seal]. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of the Japanese Commissioners at the Sydney International Exhibition 1879. Accessioned 1889.
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    2440
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Saitō Zenbē

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan