NOGAWA: A METAL VASE DEPICTING A COCKEREL By the Nogawa company, signed Yushi and with the Nogawa company mark Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The slender body rising to a concave shoulder with a waisted neck and lipped rim, one side decorated in gold, silver, copper, and shakudo takazogan with fine incision work depicting a long-tailed rooster perched on a branch of a blossoming cherry tree, the bronze patinated silverish black, the recessed base with the mark of the Nogawa company, the vase signed YUSHI to the reverse. HEIGHT 15.2 cm WEIGHT 257.2 g Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000. Auction comparison: Compare a related bronze vase by the same artist at Christie's, Masterful Exuberance, Artistic Craftsmanship of Imperial Japan: The Property of a Lady, 18 May 2012, London, lot 150 (sold for 2,750 GBP).