A Japanese cloisonne tapering oviform vase decorated in silverwire with a bird among prunus above irises on a midnight blue ground -- 6.in.high; another, similar vase, smaller -- 4¾.in.high; a similar vase decorated with a dragon above breaking waves on a black ground -- 6¼.in.high; a similar vase with a coiled dragon on a midnight blue ground -- 5¾.in.high; a pair of foliate rimmed vases decorated with coiled dragons on black grounds -- 6.in.high; and a globular bowl decorated with ho-o and flowerheads on a black ground -- 4.in.wide. (7)