A pair of silver presentation vases Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, circa 1920-1930 Each of baluster form worked in katakiribori with phoenixes in flight over paulownia, the feathers finished to an ishime surface and with highlights of gold hirazogan, signed Yukiteru kizamu (Carved by Yukiteru) and stamped with the mark of the Nakatani workshop, with original fitted wood stands With a tomobako wood storage box 10 3/4in (27.3cm) high