A LARGE JAPANESE RECTANGULAR JARDINIERE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Raised on four curved legs and with two scrolling handles, the sides cast with a dragon, a minogame, a kirin and a phoenix, the four mythological animals amidst clouds, waves, and a leiwen ground, the base with a nine characters seal mark reading Dai Nihon Bunsei chu, 12.4cm x 48.5cm x 26.2cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.