A FINE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASE WITH A SPARROW ON PLUM TREE

A FINE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASE WITH A SPARROW ON PLUM TREE
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The silver-mounted pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck with everted rim, with silver rims, the dark-blue ground finely enameled with a sparrow perched on a flowering plum tree above bamboo stalks and leaves, with a diapered band above the foot and a geometric band below the rim. The foot rim with a silver hallmark.
HEIGHT 22 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
Provenance:
Old Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1940s and 1950s.