Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Usubata Shizuoka — a traditional vantage

Shizuoka — a traditional vantage point for artists depicting the mountain since the Edo period

and sandy earth entirely appropriate to the military aviation subject

small surface splits

differing from the standard lift-off natsume while remaining within orthodox tea-ceremony use

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Usubata Shizuoka — a traditional vantageCloisonn Enamel Baluster Vase Shippo Cobalt and Black Ground Butterfly and Floral Japan, Meiji Period, late 19thearly 20th century A baluster form cloisonn vase on a two tone cobalt blue and black ground, the two fields divided diagonally by a turquoise beaded wire line. The cobalt field is decorated with polychrome floral sprays and scrolling foliate tendrils; the black field carries butterflies and scattered flowers in white, yellow, red, and green.