A cloisonné enamel tripod vase and cover | Meiji period, late 19th century

Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection

A cloisonné enamel tripod vase and cover

Meiji period, late 19^th century

the broad vase with tripod feet, decorated on a dark blue enamel ground with dragons in various coloured enamels in silver and gold wire, the lid similarly decorated with ho-o birds and scrolling karakusa, the underside with chrysanthemums and further karakusa, silver mounts, unsigned 

10 cm., 4 in. high