A silver-mounted, ivory, silver filigree and inlaid Shibayama four-sided vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe rectangular body supported on a high foot, inset with on each side with an ivory panel, lavishly inlaid in various materials in Shibayama style and decorated with different birds among seasonal flowers, alternating with elaborate floral arrangements, each panel framed within silver filigree borders, the neck, sides and foot applied with formal floral motifs in coloured enamels; unsigned. 27.3cm (10?in) high.