A PAIR OF SMALL CLOISONN E VASES Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Each vase baluster-shaped and decorated with silver wire and colored enamels on a midnight blue ground and depicting a sparrow in flight amongst wisteria and iris blossoms. HEIGHT each 12 cm Condition: Miniscule surface wear. Very good condition. Provenance: Austrian private collection acquired at the local Viennese art market.