花瓶 - 青銅色 - 日本 - Phoenix Vase (沒有保留價)

Item Description

This is a bronze vase from Takaoka-dōki (高岡銅器), a nearly 400-year-old traditional metalworking craft from Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, officially designated as a Japanese Traditional Craft.

The vase has a flattened, rounded body with two stylised bird-head handles, their open beaks projecting outward from the shoulders, and is finished in a rich verdigris (green patina) surface that gives it an aged, antique appearance.

The front is decorated with a dramatic phoenix (鳳凰) in high relief, its wings spread wide and tail feathers sweeping into flame-like forms, picked out in warm gilt highlighting that contrasts beautifully against the weathered green ground — the phoenix being a motif long associated in Japanese and East Asian art with rebirth, nobility, and good fortune.
The piece is signed "宏" (Hiroshi) on the front, identifying the work of its Takaoka bronze artisan, Murakami Hiroshi.
Dating from the 1980s, this vase carries real presence and weight, and makes a striking decorative accent — a fine example of the patination artistry for which Takaoka-dōki is especially renowned.

Size

Height: 11.8 cm
Width: 13 cm
Depth: 5.2 cm

Weight 880 g

Condition
This vase is in good condition for a vintage piece from the 1980s, with an attractive, well-developed patina throughout.
There is light wear and a small area of surface loss at the tip of one bird-head handle, exposing the metal beneath the patina — please refer to the photos for reference.
No original box is included.

Artist Profile
This vase is signed "宏" (Hiroshi) on the front, identifying it as the work of Takaoka bronze artisan Murakami Hiroshi.
Takaoka-dōki is a centuries-old bronze and metalworking tradition centred in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, officially recognised as a Japanese Traditional Craft and renowned for its sophisticated patination techniques, including the verdigris (green-bronze) finish seen on this piece.
We have not been able to independently verify further biographical details for the artisan Murakami Hiroshi, but the signature confirms this as a genuine, hand-signed work from this celebrated bronze-casting region.

Notice
The photos may show flowers, plants, pedestals, etc. as examples of decorations and interior design for illustrative purposes, but please note that these are not included in the product.

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