A JAPANESE INLAID SILVER AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The ovoid body decorated with...

A JAPANESE INLAID SILVER AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE

MEIJI 1868-1912

The ovoid body decorated with a continuous scene of a bird with long tail feathers perched amongst blossoming branches of prunus, with details highlighted in pink, white, green, yellow and blue enamels, raised on a shaped foot and with a slender neck, both decorated with foliate motifs, the base with a three character signature in a rectangular reserve, possibly reading Shochoku koku, 14.5cm.