A SILVER-MOUNTED, GOLD-LACQUER, AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID FOUR-SIDED VASE Meiji era (1868-1912), late...

A SILVER-MOUNTED, GOLD-LACQUER, AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID FOUR-SIDED VASE Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The gold-lacquered body inset with four lobed kinji lacquer panels edged in silver, each depicting a different bird among corresponding seasonal plants and flowers, two panels showing an elaborate ikebana display, each panel executed in Shibayama-style encrustations reserved on a gold-lacquered ground embellished with stylised peony heads interwoven among scrolling karakusa lacquered in gold hiramaki-e , the waisted neck decorated with different foliate roundels beneath a narrow band of auspicious motifs, the narrow sides of the vase embellished with Gyobu nashiji , the base of e-nashiji ; unsigned . 23.2cm (9 1/8in) high. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com