A bronze usubata vase

Description:

Japan, Meiji period
H. 46,5 cm
Constructed in several sections. The front and the back decorated with floral motifs, the sides fitted with handles in the form of sculpted leaping carp, standing on a base with an inset balustrade supported by three winged dragons. Dark patinated bronze, partly inlaid with silver.
From a South German private collection - Partly traces of age