Japanese cloisonne vase

 
Japanese cloisonne vase
 
Materials: Enamel over brass
 
Representations: the area above the shoulder is decorated with multi-coloured butterflies; on the body there are what appear to be two ho ho birds; the lower part is decorated with various floral motifs.
 
Artist: Unknown – no maker’s mark on the base.
 
Origin: Japan
 
Dimensions: 18 cm high and 9 cm wide.
 
Date of creation: Possibly late 19th century or early 20th.
 
Stock no: PT016
 
Other comments: There is a point of damage to the black enamel just in front of one of the birds. It has been blackened with high gloss paint and is smaller than a square centimetre.
 
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