A PAIR OF SMALL CLOISONN E VASES Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Both vases have ovoid shapes and everted lips. The floral composition on a deep black-blue background is rather free and very lively in a decorative way, showing tangled branches of the plum tree (ume) but also other blossoms and leaves, including lotus. HEIGHT 14.7 cm Condition: Good condition, the first with two tiny nicks, the second with a crack. Provenance: From an Austrian private collection, formerly collection Doblhoff.