As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this very fine and heavy quality Meiji period 1868-1912 , circa 1895 bronze and mixed metal onlaid vase by the highly regarded artist Suzuki Chokichi ( his art name Kako) , the heavily cast deep black patination of the vase is finely contrasted with a delightful rendition of a Silver and mixed metal crested Bird upon a tree , possibly the male Eurasian Hoopoe Bird, the remainder of the vase decorated with exquisite mixed metal foliage , the autumnal patination of the leaves in particular are indicative of Kako''s work , the artistic skill leaves you in no doubt as to who the vase was made by, Chokichi excelled at the multi patination techniques used to portray decaying Winter and Autumnal foliage, the delightful Bird cast and hand chiselled before application to the body of the vase , each leaf similarly cast and laid into the metal body prior to patination , the neck of the vase detailed in a fine stylised Silv...