A Koransha vase | Mark of the Koransha studio | Meiji period, late 19th century

A Koransha vase 

Mark of the Koransha studio

Meiji period, late 19^th century

the oviform vase with ring foot, decorated in iron red, green, yellow, aubergine and red enamels and gilt on underglaze blue, with a continuous scene of a bird in branches of blossoms, flowers, foliage and butterflies, the birds and the cherry blossoms in relief

24 cm., 9½ in. high