A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE IN THE STYLE OF HAYASHI KODENJI (1831-1915) MEIJI 1868-1912 The...

A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE IN THE STYLE OF HAYASHI KODENJI (1831-1915)

MEIJI 1868-1912

The bulbous body decorated in silver and gold wire with sparrows flying over a flowering prunus tree, one bird perched amongst the blossoms and with colourful daisies underneath, on a dark navy-blue ground, the foot and shoulder with stylised flowers, palmettes and scrolling tendrils, the rim with flowerheads amongst whorls, unmarked, 13cm.

Cf. Bonhams New York, 21st March 2018, lot 2231 for a comparable cloisonné vase with birds and flowers also attributed to Hayashi Kodenji.