Japanese Cloisonne Tree Bark Floor Vase, Meiji Period

A Japanese Totai Jippo tree bark floor vase Meiji period…
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A Japanese Totai Jippo tree bark floor vase Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1875, the ovoid vase with receded shoulder and wide rimmed neck formed as a highly detailed wired cloisonne scene depicting a waterside scene of cranes, herons, ducks and other water fowl amongst a background of blossoming foliage all within a textured tree bark reserve on a porcelain ground, surmounted by a wide banded collar displaying repeated stylised geometrical and butterfly motifs, 74 cm high

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  • Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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