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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;aaroncab, post: 11161253, member: 3974&quot;][ATTACH=full]537724[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537725[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537726[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537727[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537728[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537729[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537730[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]537733[/ATTACH] Haven&#039;t posted anything new in quite a while but thought I&#039;d show this one off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The good - very intricate cloisonne work. From researching on the internet I believe this is possibly the work of Honda Yasaburo which would date it between 1880-1910.</p><p>This is about 15cm/6in tall.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bad - someone dropped it at some point. Heavy damage to one side. Of course this enabled me to pick it up for peanuts at a local antique shop</p><p><br /></p><p>Figured it was worth a few dollars even as is. I think its still gorgeous enough to display.</p><p><br /></p><p>Question - it doesn&#039;t seem to be actively disintegrating or anything - but if this were yours, would you do anything to stabilize the damaged areas to ensure no more of the enamel comes off? If so - what?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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