A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES

A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The flattened ovoid bodies each raised on a splayed foot, the sides decorated with elegant designs of butterflies fluttering above flowers on a dark navy-blue ground, each vase with colourful bands of lappets above the foot and under the neck, the rims with metal mounts, both 15.2cm. (2)