Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Worked in silver wire of varying gauge with several sparrows hovering over a variety of blooming chrysanthemums in white, blue, purple and red, the rim and foot with a narrow band of repeated geometric motifs, all reserved on a midnight-blue ground; signed on the base with an unidentified seal within a cherry blossom. 37cm (14½in) high.