AN EARTHENWARE VASE
AN EARTHENWARE VASE

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), GILT SIGNATURE RUBBED AND ILLEGIBLE

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AN EARTHENWARE VASE
meiji period (late 19th century), gilt signature rubbed and illegible
Of ovoid form decorated in colored enamels and gilt with two large square panels, one of a rooster, hen, wisteria and chrysanthemums, and one of two cranes wading in a stream, the surrounding areas decorated with gilt and enamel butterflies on a midnight blue ground, the neck and base with floral and geometric bands
12in. (30.2cm.) high