A LARGE CLOISONNE VASE, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

h cm 62

Of baluster-column form, the vase has a body enamelled with a grey ground decorated with floral motifs and phoenixes, featuring two large turquoise reserves depicting, respectively, a pond with peonies, chrysanthemums, and cranes, and a scene with samurai beneath a plum tree. The neck is enamelled on a green ground, seamlessly decorated with a three-clawed writhing dragon.