A fine small silver vase with flared mouth over cylindrical neck and curving shoulders tapering to a narrow foot. The sides decorated with large chrysanthemum blooms over stem, leaves and a meandering stream. The design worked in katakiri-bori engraving and inlaid in shakudo, shibuichi and gold honzogan.
Signed: Shorusai
Late 19th/early 20th century
Height: 6.5 inches (16 cms)
REF: J3.27
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