Japanese Soft Metal Inlaid Bronze Covered Vase Meiji Period The shouldered form tapering to a base raised on four bracket feet, the shoulders set with animal mask and upright loop handles, inlaid on either side with a raised design of birds flying amid blossoming flowers and grasses, the domed lid with a knop form finial inlaid with stylized butterflies and lappets, unsigned. Height 11 3/4 inches. CProperty of a Private Baltimore Maryland Collector