Pair Fine Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Double Gourd Vases 1890 Decorative Arts the charger is of very

the charger is of very large size & displays very well

The painting is in excellent condition and is housed in a gilded gesso frame

The painting is typical of Mbutha's style with paints thickly applied in the impasto method

signed and dated 1908

installation artist

Pair Fine Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Double Gourd Vases 1890 Decorative Arts the charger is of veryA very good pair of antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonn vases, circa 1890. This is a very handsome pair of antique double gourd shaped cloisonn vases, one with a blue ground the other with a burgundy ground, both having a lappet design to the neck, the tops and bases are extravagantly decorated with many geometric stylized floral devices. Each vase is waisted with further lappets, the large globular base having a broad band of 'Greek Key' design,