Description A Japanese Bronze Flower VaseSigned Joun (Oshima Joun, 1858-1940)of square section, the straight walls rising to a flared mouth rim decorated with a keyfret band, the exterior finely cast to show two sinuous dragons, two turles and a flying hoho bird amogst clouds, all against a interlocing T ground, cast with a pair of mythical beast form-handles, raised on a square stand with splaying feet, the underside bearing a Joun two-character mark, 如意 within a rectangular panel.Height 7 1/8 in., 18.1 cm.