Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The silver-mounted pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck with everted rim, with silver rims, the dark-blue ground finely enameled with a sparrow perched on a flowering plum tree above bamboo stalks and leaves, with a diapered band above the foot and a geometric band below the rim. The foot rim with a silver hallmark.HEIGHT 22 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1940s and 1950s.