Antique Japanese Signed Usubata Bronze Vase – Pine Landscape with Bridge & Temple – Meiji–Taisho Era Funadansu initially a successful kimono fashion

initially a successful kimono fashion designer who later turned to traditional woodblock printmaking at the age of 50

This vase measures 7 1/2" in wide by 14" tall (18 x 36 cm)

many Japanese cultures flourished splendidly

Late Edo Period Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Sobachoko Cup with Landscape Design

Antique Japanese Signed Usubata Bronze Vase – Pine Landscape with Bridge & Temple – Meiji–Taisho Era Funadansu initially a successful kimono fashionBeautiful Japanese bronze usubata (flower vessel) used for ikebana arrangements, dating to the late Meijiearly Taish period (c. 19001930). The form features a wide removable top basin, handled urn body, and tripod base, cast in solid bronze with a deep brown patina and highlighted in gold. The body is finely decorated in relief with a mountain landscapetwo travelers crossing a bridge beneath ancient pines, with a temple nestled among cliffs above. The