A collection of Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) cloisonne ...

Hammer

£230

A collection of Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) cloisonne vases, to include a pair decorated with iris before a dark blue ground, height 19.5cm, a pair of Mille Fleur examples, height 17cm, and a larger single vase decorated with stiff lappet panels detailed with phoenix and lotus flowers, height 32cm. (5)

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Iris pair
- One with a small crack to the enamel approx. 1cm in size to the side shoulder, otherwise enamel in fairly good condition.
Cracking to underside

Mille Fleur
Exterior enamel in fairly good condition, with only slight areas of wear and pitting, no major cracking. Wear to the enamel at the interior opening of the neck, slight dents to the metal at the upper rim.

Large vase
Exterior enamel shows light to moderate cracking, small areas of pitting.