ADACHI KINJIRO: A PAIR OF SMALL CLOISONNE VASES
By Adachi Kinjiro, marked Adachi
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Each vase baluster-shaped and decorated with silver wire and colored enamels on a fine turquoise-green ground and depicting a bluebird perched on a branch of a blossoming cherry tree.

HEIGHT each 12 cm

Condition: Very good condition. Expected surface wear and imperfections.
Provenance: Austrian private collection acquired at the local Viennese art market.

Auction comparison: For another vase by the same artist see Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 19 March 2012, New York, lot 2395.