Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026

Lot 674

A TALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE WITH BIRDS

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2540

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Description

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

The elegant vessel with an elongated, pear-shaped body, raised on a rounded foot and rising to a slightly flared neck; embellished with depictions of many birds, some in flight, others pecking the ground, with borders of lappets with floral designs above the foot and below the rim; all rendered in colourful enamels on the dark midnight-blue ground; 30.8cm.