Wired in Silver

Japan, 1830-1930
Stopper: polychrome enamels on silver; original
Height (including original stopper in situ): 5.9 cm
Mouth/lip: 0.50/1.62 cm

Provenance:
Stephen Grant collection, Texas, 2013

 

Polychrome enamels on silver with gold; with a slightly concave lip and flat foot; decorated with a continuous formalized floral design, the lip with traces of original gilding.

Alexander Whittaker