Description A fine and massive blue ground Japanese vase Meiji period, of shouldered ovoid form with waisted neck and flaring mouth decorated with birds perched on wisteria vines above a peony bush and lilies, rendered in shades of pale pink, lime green, ivory, yellow, robin''s egg blue, and chestnut brown on a dark blue ground, 57.5"h x 21"w Provenance: Property from the Estate of Frank J. Caufield, San Francisco (CA) and Montecito (CA) Mr. Caufield was one of the founding partners of the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins Caufield, and Byers