A Yokohama silver bowlMeiji PeriodOf oval form, with gently flaring foot and everted floriform rim, applied with confronting dragon handles, the body of compressed rounded form, decorated in high relief with a continuous design of irises issuing from swirling waters, with tied brushwood fences and wooden gates, incised signature reading Watanabe zo (made by Watanabe) and Jungin (pure silver). 34.2cm (13.1/2in) wide.