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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Stephen, post: 4518075, member: 70690&quot;][ATTACH=full]397688[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397689[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397690[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397691[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397692[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397693[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397694[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397695[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397696[/ATTACH] Hi, my latest aquisition and it may be a keeper!</p><p><br /></p><p>Found this vase the other day, its 6&quot; high (15cm) by 4 1/4&quot; wide (11cm). from my internet searching it may be Japanese based on :</p><p>-large open spaces with no cloisons.</p><p>- copper and silver metal cloisons on border design and birds respectively.</p><p>- red/black cloisons on the top/bottom borders and sea spray bubbles are approx 1.5mm diameter and not always closed rings.</p><p>- red crested cranes theme with waves looks japanese to me.</p><p>- the top and bottom border decoration may indicate mid meiji period from what I learned?</p><p>- bottom clearly has copper ring base which has been gilded but worn off, top even more so.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would appreciate any help in identifying approx date and likely maker/artist/company as unfortunately there is no mark? Did they only sign higher quality pieces?</p><p>Is this light yellow a common colour in cloisonne and does the pin prick defects in the background and design indicate poor quality or normal as you only see them up close?</p><p>Is the internal and base blue glaze normal for these pieces?</p><p>Apologies for all the questions but keen to learn, I have checked the idcloisonne website but can&#039;t find anything similar as yet</p><p>regards</p><p>[ATTACH=full]397688[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397688[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]397689[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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