£1,375
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
明治 禽鳥花卉紋嵌銅花瓶
of baluster form, the exterior decorated with a continuous scene of draping branches bearing blossoming flowers, one side with a tree perched by a bird, all applied in silver shakudo and gold takazogan mixed-metals, all against a finely chiselled ground, the neck further adorned with two moths with flowers in tendrils, the base unmarked
Provenance: Private Scottish collection