A BRONZE BALUSTER VASE Japan, Meiji period Circular section, the body expanded near the shoulder which supports a long cylindrical neck surmounted by a wide ring mouth, the two S-shaped handles coming out from the head of a fantastic animal, on the body and on the neck flowering cherry branches in relief, signed é˜ªæœ¬è£½é€ (Sawada seizÅ, “Made by Sawada”). 55 cm high Provenance: Italian private collection.