Description † KOITSU FOR THE NOGAWA COMPANY: A SUPERB AND LARGE INLAID BRONZE VASE DEPICTING A GOJUNOTO PAGODA IN SPRINGBy Koitsu for the Nogawa Company, signed Kotisu and with Nogawa company markJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The slender ovoid body rising to a short waisted neck with a lipped everted rim, masterfully decorated in gold, silver, and shakudo takazogan depicting a five-storied Gojunoto pagoda in spring, the sorin (spire) delicately inlaid, the lower part of the pagoda obscured by the dense foliage of the trees below, with only a few blossoming cherry branches poking out, the base with the Nogawa Company mark. Signed to the back KOITSU koku [carved by Koitsu]. With an associated reticulated wood base.HEIGHT 32 cmWEIGHT 2,796 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Founded in Kyoto in 1825, during the Meiji era the Nogawa Company developed into a commissioning house that showed at major international expositions between 1893 and 1910 as well as at the Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (Domestic Industrial Promotion Exhibitions) in 1881 and 1890. The company had a popular store which was on the "must-see" list for international globetrotters, as well as showrooms in the Kyoto and Miyako Hotels.