Property of various owners AN INLAID-BRONZE VASEMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Of elongated baluster form with a tall slightly flaring neck, set on bracket feet and applied with stylized bird-head handles, decorated in iro-e takazōgan, hirazōgan, takabori and shishiaibori with a peacock and peahen perched in a cherry tree, and a pair of cockatoos in flowering peony bushes, the neck decorated with confronted phoenixes and paulownia flowers, the feet with foliate scroll and the rim with a cloud band 23 3/4in (60.3cm) high None