Copper Japanese Vase
26 July 2021
Description

Solid copper vase with Japanese marks on bottom.

Provenance

Unknown

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For sale
Maybe
Answered within 3 days
By Leah I.
Jul 28, 21:59 UTC
Fair Market Value
$500 - $1,000 USD
Suggested Asking Price $750 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for contacting Mearto. This is a copper vase with the inscription of the artist 赤祖父晓光 Gyôkô Akasofu (1885-1912), an important metalworker during the Meiji period.

Attached are links to all of his other works I could locate, with hammer prices or estimates. I've tried to estimate the price of yours based on these, but note the higher prices below.
Please let me know if I can assist further.

Hammer prices:

Tiger
Hammer price $160
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/64391842_japanese-bronze-okimono-of-a-tiger

Archer
Hammer price $1100
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/88957016_late-19th-c-japanese-archer-bronze-sculpture

2 warriors
Hammer price $11,405
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/17147928_akasofu-gyoko-19th-century-japanese-a-superb-pair-of

estimates:

2 copper ducks, see 晓光作 stamp lower right corner
Est $910-$1365
https://www.epailive.com/goods/12223338?buriedPoint=pp_04

2 figures
Unsold, est. $1775-2310
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42127481_akasofu-gyoko-pair-of-samurai-bronze-figures-japan

Silver egret
Est $2730
https://www.epailive.com/goods/12443525?buriedPoint=pp_01

Copper peacock, Meiji (mention's Christie's in notes, but I couldn't locate the sale on the Christie's website.)
Est $10,733-14,311
https://www.epailive.com/goods/13329043

Other:

Piece in museum
https://nchdb.boch.gov.tw/assets/overview/antiquity/20201217000025

Many pieces, prices not listed (subscription required)
http://www.artnet.de/k%C3%BCnstler/gyoko-akasofu/

Other:
https://www.asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=133316

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