Imperial Presentation Vase with Maple Branches and Imperial Chrysanthemum Crest (one of a pair), 菊紋楓枝文七宝瓶 （一対）, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1906, Japan, Standard and repoussé cloisonné enamel; silver wires and rims; signed: combined marks of Andō Cloisonné Company and Kawade Shibatarō, H. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Cloisonné, Kawade Shibatarō (Japanese, 1861–1921), Outlined in gold wire at the front and back of these vases is the imperial crest (mon): a chrysanthemum with thirty-two petals. Items bearing the imperial crest were often presented as gifts to foreign dignitaries
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Imperial Presentation Vase, Maple Branches, Imperial Chrysanthemum Crest, pair, 菊紋楓枝文七宝瓶 （一対）, Meiji period, 1868–1912, ca, 1906, Japan, Standard, repoussé cloisonné enamel, silver wires, rims, signed, combined marks, ō Cloisonné Company, Kawade Shibatarō, H, 17 1/8, 43.5 cm, W, 6 3/4, 17.1, D, 4 1/2, 11.4, Cloisonné, Japanese, 1861–1921, Outlined, gold, wire, front, back, vases, imperial crest mon, chrysanthemum, thirty-two petals, Items bearing, crest, presented, gifts, foreign, dignitaries
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