A FINE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASE

Description:

Japan, Meiji period
H. 18,8 cm
The elongated ovoid vase set on a foot and with an everted mouth and decorated with a continuous scene of a Rakan and two men sitting at a set table in the shadow of a Mulberry tree, next to a shoreline with rocks. One of these men is playing a shamisen, while the Rakan seems to dance. Dark patinated bronze with details in gold, silver and shakudo
From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Minor wear and traces of use