As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this exceptional quality Meiji Period 1868-1912, circa 1895 cloisonne enamel scent bottle by the most highly regarded cloisonne master of the period, the Imperial artist Namikawa Yasuyuki 1845-1927. On this occasion Namikawa has manufactured a scent bottle of rounded form with opposing panels, the first panel depicts an exotic bird carrying a floral sprig in its mouth, the bird finely rendered in solid gold wire upon a buff coloured ground, the reverse depicts a gold wired butterfly in flight amidst a striking colourful garden scene upon a lighter yellow ground, the panels surrounded by more typical floral brocades to the circumference, the gilt domed lid screws nicely to the body and the underside is fully signed Namikawa Kyoto. An increasingly scarce piece of Japanese enamel from the golden age of cloisonne manufacture and carrying the signature of the undoubted master enameler.Literature : Namikawa Yasuyuk...