Property from the John and Mꦫuriel Oklad𒈔ek Collection

A cloisonné enamel scent bottle

Attributed to the Kyoto Namikawa workshop 

Meiji period, late 19^th century

of oval form with flat copper-gilt base and screw-top, decorated in various coloured cloisonné enamels and thicknesses of silver wire, with a ho-o bird ܫamong scrolling foliage and a butterfly among chrysanthemums on 🌠a blue ground, the panel surrounded a diaper design, unsigned

6.4 cm., 2⅞ in. high