Japan, Ando Jubei manufacture, early 20th centuryCircular section, the outside with a very fine polychrome decoration realized with the "wireless" technique (musen) on a dark blue ground with flowering branches and birds, "silver" punch on the edge of the base, wooden base and box, with certificates of authenticity by the manufacture.18,5 x 8,5 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.The Ando Manufacture was founded in Nagoya by Ando Jubei (1876-1952) at the end of the 19th century. His artifacts with cloisonné decoration, appreciated for the use of very original execution techniques, won numerous prizes at the Universal Exhibitions held in various cities around the world between the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century. From about 1900 it constantly supplied the imperial family with objects intended for diplomatic gifts.