Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Finely worked in silver wire of varying gauge, decorated with one uguisu (warbler) perched on a flowering branch of plum and another in flight, reserved on a grey ground, the shoulder with a wide brocade band of stylised chrysanthemums and scrolls on a mauve ground, the rim with cherry blossoms on a tight whorl-patterned ground; unsigned. 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high.