A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY The tall cylindrical bodies with flared necks, each decorated with sparrows amongst flowering branches of prunus and wisteria, rendered in gold and silver wires on the dark navy-blue ground, both with bands of key fret to the foot and neck, the rims with metal mounts, both 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.