Lot 13 , A pair of Japanese mixed metal brushpots, Meiji period

A pair of Japanese mixed metal brushpots, Meiji period, each relief decorated with figures in a boat catching fish or picking lotus flowers, engraved three character signature to the base, height 20.7cm
£150-250

Condition:
Both pots are a little misshapen with some patchy areas to the patination. One of the pots is missing the applied silver head to a figure, occasional small dense. It is likely that the pots are made of a copper alloy, possibly with a combination of antimony.

Sold for £240