A large Japanese cloisonne vase decorated in the Chinese taste, Meiji era
A large Japanese cloisonne vase decorated in the Chinese taste, Meiji era
Of bellied form with cylindrical neck and ogee rim, worked to the body with two wrythen dragons on a red ground above roiling waves and sea spray, the neck with stylised flowers and foliage on a black ground, the rim with scattered flowers, insects and mythical beasts, 61cm high (losses to enamel in places).
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A large Japanese cloisonne vase decorated in the Chinese taste, Meiji era
Of bellied form with cylindrical neck and ogee rim, worked to the body with two wrythen dragons on a red ground above roiling waves and sea spray, the neck with stylised flowers and foliage on a black ground, the rim with scattered flowers, insects and mythical beasts, 61cm high (losses to enamel in places).