TWO CLOISONNÉ TRAYS AND ONE CLOISONNÉ DISH Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

With fine polychrome enamels and copper wires, the rims decorated with either geometrical borders or florals sprays, the small dish portraying blossoming flowers and a butterfly, the smaller trays of an oval shape, showing three flying red-crowned cranes with Mount Fuji in the background, and the larger tray of rectangular form depicting a shishi lion.

SIZE 26.5 x 21.5 cm (larger tray), 24.5 x 15.9 cm (smaller tray)
DIAMETER 18.2 cm (dish)
WEIGHT 1.5 kg (in total)

Condition: Overall good condition with surface wear, losses to the enamels, typical firing flaws, pitting and the large tray slightly warped.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.