Pair Antique Japanese Vases - Cloisonne - floral design - 3" tall - mint. Meiji period - Very rare to find miniature Japanese cloisonne of this quality in this miniature size - even more rare is to find a matched pair with mirror images. Excellent condition. These date from the mid to late Meiji period - just entering into the Golden Age of Japanese cloisonne...

Beautiful and quite rare early Japanese cloisonne inkwell - squared shape with a flare to the bottom. Decorated with karakusa vines interspersed with stylized flowers, this lovely piece is a classic example of the earliest Japanese cloisonne circa 1870's - the beginning of the Meiji period. Original stopper still intact but the glass insert has long since disappeared. Excellent condition with no dings or hairlines. As fine an example of early Japanese cloisonne as we have had in the collection...

A very interesting pair of great cloisonne art deco vases - the combination of ginbari and standard cloissone is in a pattern that very much resembles a peacock feather - one of the classic art deco motifs. Both are 5" tall and 2 1/2" diameter at the waist - tapering to 1 3/8" diameter at the foot. They are both in generally fine condition with normal patina to the mounts - however, one has a 3/8" ding in the shoulder (shown clearly in Photo # 4)- the other has no chips or problems...

Beautiful early 20th century Japanese cloisonne vase - uses a combination of wireless and standard cloisonne to depict an egret standing in a pool of water. Note the reflection of the crane in the water done in wireless cloisonne. Excellent condition - measures 7 1/2" tall and is 4" diameter at the shoulder. Very nice blue gray ground gives a nice serene look to the piece...

A striking dark cobalt blue - almost midnight blue - ground standard cloisonne vase with three superbly detailed birds as the design. The three pigeons and the two flowers with leaves all appear to be outlined in silver wire - usually the mark of Ota, a master Meiji era cloissone artist; however, it is not signed so a clear attribution cannot be made. The vase stands 5" tall and is 2" diameter at the widest part. Excellent condition - one tiny ding on the rear just over 1/16" in diameter...

This lovely little gin-bari (foil) cloisonné enamel vase is decorated with a large red semi-transparent chrysanthemum on a transparent turquoise-shading-to-white ground. Meiji period, ca. 1910. In the background area surrounding the finely-rendered chrysanthemum, a diaper design in a fish scale pattern impressed in the silver foil can be seen through a layer of transparent enamel that is tinted turquoise above but fades into a colorless area below...

Late Meiji standard and gin bari cloisonne vase. Covered with iridescent primary, green and blue shades, with purple, pink, and white accents. A most unusual design in the form of four fleur de lis between two bands of green/blue ginbari dots. Not signed. It is in excellent condition - one tiny dimple that does not break the surface - no chips, cracks, dings, no enamel loss, definitely well cared for. Measures 5 1/8" tall and is 2 1/4" diameter at the shoulder...

A fine Japanese cloisonne musen shippo (wireless cloisonne) vase dating from the mid to late Meiji Period, circa 1880-1910, the Golden Age of Japanese cloisonne. This lovely vase has a soft pink ground against which is a design of irises and their leaves - one white iris is already in full bloom and the purple iris is just beginning to open. The vase measures 5 1/4" high and is 2 7/8" diameter at the shoulder, 1 3/4" diameter at the foot...

A nice late Meiji (circa 1890-1919) Japanese cloisonne (shippo) Kogo (incense container) in the shape of a fan decorated with flowers. All surfaces are covered with brightly colored enamels and there is a signature and seal to the left of the flowers. We do not know the translation...

A fine Japanese standard cloisonné vase with a design of a crane walking next to a large bamboo stalk with many branches and leaves. Dark turquoise ground is rather rare – unsigned – excellent condition with no chips or hairlines. Dates from the Golden Age of Japanese Cloisonne, 1880-1895. Measures 3 1/2" high and is 2" diameter at the shoulder. ...

A Japanese cloisonné tall slender bud vase with a design of a flowering bush - a tulip magnolia tree - against a navy blue ground. The tulip magnolia or Lily magnolia, is a small tree native to southwest China (Sichuan, Yunnan), but cultivated for centuries elsewhere in China and also Japan. It was first introduced to English-speaking countries from cultivated Japanese origins, and is thus also sometimes called "Japanese magnolia", though it is not native to Japan. The vase is in excellent con...

This is a rather unusual shape for a Japanese cloisonne vase with its long narrow neck and it flared base with a sharp edge to the waist of the base. Because of the color combinations and shape we have an idea it might have been made for the Persian market. It dates from the early Meiji period, circa 1870s and is in excellent condition. The normal small pitting is typical of the earliest Japanese cloisonne. The vase could have been either a bud vase or an oil vase. It measures 7" tall and is 5" ...

This is an early Meiji Japanese footed sake cup washer done allover in early Japanese cloisonne standard technique. We date it to the period of 1870-1890 as that was when these more pitted examples of Japan were the standard before they learned how to refine their pieces with high polish and large areas of open space background. This bowl has a central reserve of the long feathery tailed turtle know as a Minogame and is surrounded by many intricate geometric figures and stylized flowers and vine...

This is a lovely Japanese cloisonne vase with a large group of flowers and green leaves. Some of the leaves look like lotus leaves to us – but the flowers do not appear to be lotus flowers. Not being a gardener, I cannot identify the flowers except to say that are quite beautiful with the dark green leaves all set over a peach pink background. The vase measures 8” high and is 3 ½” diameter at the shoulder. It is in excellent condition with no chips, hairlines or restoration. It is not sig...

A striking Japanese cloisonne kogo (covered box) with a lovely design of Irises in a pond. The Irises are executed in standard cloisonne whilst the pond is done if blue gin bari technique. The interior of the piece has a simple dark green finish.The kogo measures 3 ¾” diameter and is 1 ¾” thick. The kogo is in excellent condition. We date it to the Golden Age of Japanese cloisonne, mid to late Meiji period, circa 1880-1910. ...