A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE WITH BUTTERFLIES

A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE WITH BUTTERFLIES
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of ovoid shape, raised on a short base and with a flared rim, delicately decorated with two large butterflies fluttering against the dark-blue ground, the insects depicted in colourful enamels and silver and gilt wires, 9cm.