1st item: Japanese Meiji period bronze vase with applied flowering branch decoration to the body. Base with incised seal mark.10 1/2" H, Top 5" dia. Late 19th/ Early 20th century. 2nd item: Chinese bronze vase or vessel, with allover banded relief foliate and geometric decoration. 7 1/2" H, 5"dia. at widest point. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Provenance: the estate of a former North Carolina State University professor. Condition: 1st item: Overall very good condition. 2nd item: Two dents to side of vase.