A 'SHIBAYAMA' STYLE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID AND PARTIALLY ENAMELLED SILVER VASE Japan, Meiji periodPolylobed section, on the body a series of shaped cartouches with mother-of-pearl inlaid floral compositions, on the shoulder and on the lid polychrome enamelled floral groups, the handles on the two sides of the body shaped as pheasants, the finial of the lid with two herons, signed 光之 (Mitsuyuki) in a rectangular cartouche to the center of the base.16 cm highProvenance: Italian private collection.