A JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASE

A JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASE

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The baluster body with dragon-shaped handles applied to the shoulder, one side decorated with two bats in flight underneath wisteria, the other with two sparrows underneath further blossoms, with bands of scrolling tendrils and geometrical designs above the foot and below the rim, the decoration rendered in mixed metal including silver and gold inlays, the animals depicted in low relief, 23.5cm.