{"product_id":"antique-japanese-cloisonne-vase-meiji-period-circa-1880-midnight-blue-ground-with-lappet-panels","title":"Antique Japanese Cloisonné Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Midnight Blue Ground with Lappet Panels","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA fine Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the Meiji period, circa 1880. The baluster body rises from a lappet-bordered foot to a shoulder decorated with alternating red roundels and shaped medallions enclosing floral crests on a blue ground, divided by a scalloped geometric band in tan, brown, and turquoise. Below, tasseled lappet panels in cream wirework frame a scene worked in blue-green and brown against the rich midnight-blue ground, characteristic of the finest Meiji-period wired cloisonné (yūsen shippō). The waisted neck is enameled in a deep black-blue ground with a fine gilt-brown arabesque, bordered by a zigzag geometric band at the rim. Copper rim and footrim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMeasures 7\" tall, 3.5\" at the widest point. Good antique condition; wear consistent with age. No chips, cracks or repairs. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Cross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41778897223813,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0310\/4050\/3941\/files\/batch_IMG_1801.jpg?v=1785069758","url":"https:\/\/william-cross.com\/products\/antique-japanese-cloisonne-vase-meiji-period-circa-1880-midnight-blue-ground-with-lappet-panels","provider":"William Cross","version":"1.0","type":"link"}