A RELIEF-MOULDED EARTHENWARE VASE, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), the large ovoid vase moulded in high relief with an eagle perched on thick branches of flowering cherries set against the ground of the vase painted in colored enamels with flowering plants, the foot and the neck and shoulder encircled by brocade bands in rich enamels and gilt--24¼in. high, numerous breaks and losses to relief decoration, house paint spatters overall