A LARGE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASE
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Worked in standard and sculpted silver wire and colored enamel with a pair of confronted serpentine dragons on a black ground, the neck and foot decorated with a band of floral garlands, the interior of the rim fitted with a metal insert carved with a mokume surface beneath key frets, the mounts silvered, signed on the underside Gi against a mottled ground
11 3/4in (29.8cm) high
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Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Worked in standard and sculpted silver wire and colored enamel with a pair of confronted serpentine dragons on a black ground, the neck and foot decorated with a band of floral garlands, the interior of the rim fitted with a metal insert carved with a mokume surface beneath key frets, the mounts silvered, signed on the underside Gi against a mottled ground
11 3/4in (29.8cm) high
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