A pair of bronze vasesBy the Miyao Eisuke workshop of Yokohama, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each of squat globular form with tall necks, the bodies cast in low relief with bands of stylized flowers and repeated archaic motifs on a dense formal patterned ground, the necks entwined with a large dragon in high relief; signed on the base Miyao in a rectangular reserve. Each vase: 33cm (13¼in) high. (2).