AN UNUSUAL EARLY JAPANESE CLOISONNE BRUSHPOT

AN UNUSUAL EARLY JAPANESE CLOISONNE BRUSHPOT
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

The tall cylindrical body raised on a rounded foot, decorated with two large panels enclosing various animals including a large frog, a spider, a salamander, a firefly, a grasshopper and others, on a ground of brick-like patterns; the foot with flowerheads and scrolling tendrils, 15.3cm.