Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Usubata At age fifteen he became

At age fifteen he became an apprentice to the renowned ukiyo-e master Kobayashi Kiyochika

More than 150 works are reproduced in black and white

differing from the standard lift-off natsume while remaining within orthodox tea-ceremony use

Each decorated masks is 1 1/8" tall by 1" wide (3 x 2

small surface splits

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Shippo Baluster Vase Cobalt Black Butterfly Floral 5"H Usubata At age fifteen he becameCloisonn Enamel Baluster Vase Shippo Cobalt and Black Ground Butterfly and Floral Japan, Meiji Period, late 19thearly 20th century A baluster form cloisonn vase on a two tone cobalt blue and black ground, the two fields divided diagonally by a turquoise beaded wire line. The cobalt field is decorated with polychrome floral sprays and scrolling foliate tendrils; the black field carries butterflies and scattered flowers in white, yellow, red, and green.