Japanese Meiji Taisho Totai Shippo Ceramic Cloisonne Vase Black Ground Pink Floral 5"H Roundel The robes are worked in

The robes are worked in iron-red with fine gold arabesque and linear detailing

It measures about 3" (7

handsome in presence and suited equally to ceremonial use or display

75" in diameter and stands 2

a tall cryptomeria pine and autumn-colored maples frame a vermilion torii gate

Japanese Meiji Taisho Totai Shippo Ceramic Cloisonne Vase Black Ground Pink Floral 5"H Roundel The robes are worked inTotai Shippo Ceramic Cloisonn Vase Black Ground Floral Japan, MeijiTaish Period, late 19thearly 20th century A totai shippo (ceramic bodied cloisonn) vase in the baluster form, worked on a black ground with pink and white floral sprays and green foliage, a blue scalloped border at the neck, and a blue lotus petal band at the foot. Totai shippo cloisonn enamel applied to a ceramic rather than metal body is a technically demanding specialty of Meiji and