Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century The pair of baluster form with a stepped shoulder and worked in colored enamels and silver wires with lappet panels containing phoenixes and dragons below multi-register bands of geometric and floral lozenges and flower blossoms, the shoulder decorated with further stylized dragons and phoenixes, floral lozenges, and chrysanthemums, all against a dark brown ground; the large vase with an elongated neck and worked in colored enamels and silver wire on a midnight blue ground with blossoming flowers, the underside affixed with a paper label inscribed Suzuki Kichi & Co. 9 3/4in (24.7cm); 14 /2in (36.8cm) high