Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Usubata Each decorated masks is 1

Each decorated masks is 1 1/8" tall by 1" wide (3 x 2

a postwar continuation of 24 further designs followed from 1954 to 1958

At age fifteen he became an apprentice to the renowned ukiyo-e master Kobayashi Kiyochika

differing from the standard lift-off natsume while remaining within orthodox tea-ceremony use

Length = 32

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Usubata Each decorated masks is 1Cloisonn Enamel Baluster Vase Shippo Cobalt and Black Ground Butterfly and Floral Japan, Meiji Period, late 19thearly 20th century A baluster form cloisonn vase on a two tone cobalt blue and black ground, the two fields divided diagonally by a turquoise beaded wire line. The cobalt field is decorated with polychrome floral sprays and scrolling foliate tendrils; the black field carries butterflies and scattered flowers in white, yellow, red, and green.