A LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS AND SPARROWS Catalog Number: AB0319-0129 Cloisonné with colored enamels Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Ovoid shape with a long and wide neck and outward flaring circular mouth. Reserved on a midnight blue, almost black ground is a branch of a sakura tree with beautifully blossoming flowers. A sparrow is seated with its head turned backwards looking towards his companion in flight. Underneath are orange and yellow kiku blossoms (chrysanthemum). The reverse is decorated with a leafy stalk and a lonely chrysanthemum flower. The rim and base with a floral brocade band. Dimensions: HEIGHT 22.5 CM Condition: Excellent condition with minor scratches to enamel Provenance: Austrian private collection
A LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS AND SPARROWS Catalog Number: AB0319-0129 Cloisonné with colored enamels Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Ovoid shape with a long and wide neck and outward flaring circular mouth. Reserved on a midnight blue, almost black ground is a branch of a sakura tree with beautifully blossoming flowers. A sparrow is seated with its head turned backwards looking towards his companion in flight. Underneath are orange and yellow kiku blossoms (chrysanthemum). The reverse is decorated with a leafy stalk and a lonely chrysanthemum flower. The rim and base with a floral brocade band. Dimensions: HEIGHT 22.5 CM Condition: Excellent condition with minor scratches to enamel Provenance: Austrian private collection
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