A Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Kazari Tsubo Floor Vase with Cranes and Bamboo

Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century, cast in a warm patinated bronze with gilt highlights, cast with a simulated cloth falling from the mouth rim and draped over the body encircled by a tie, below a group of cranes are gathered in a bamboo forest grove, a key motif encircles the lower body, and an intricate roundel of four dragons and phoenixes repeats above the foot, marked to the underside 大日本京都吉田造 (Dai Nihon Yoshida zo Kyoto).

25 1/2 in., 13 1/2 in. diameter

The Yoshida workshop of Kyoto was a noted Meiji period producer of finely cast bronze sculpture. Yoshida bronzes are characterized by precise modeling, subtle patination, and refined surface detail, reflecting Kyoto’s metalworking tradition and the balance of Japanese aesthetics with international taste during the Meiji era.

General rubbing and wear to surface consistent with age; more wear to foot with an area of re-soldering; a nick to the interior of rim.