Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryWorked in silver wire of varying gauge with two pheasants perched on flowering cherry branches growing on the rocky banks of a river, the neck and foot with a narrow band of shield panels enclosing repeated foliate motifs, all reserved on a midnight-blue ground, applied with a silver foot and rim; unsigned. 37cm (14?in) high.