A Japanese bronze three section vase, late 19th/early 20th century, with two ho-o form handles, moulded to front and reverse with panels of an eagle and monkey in a pine tree, and a phoenix in a pine tree, with dragons to the base, signed, 105cm high Old dents and some cracks to the surface, a few holes in areas, one of the ho-o tail ends has a clean break, the areas where the vase sections connect are worn with some slight shearing. One of the bird handles is loose.