A MIXED-METAL INLAID SILVER VASE
SEALED OZEKI SEI (MADE BY OZEKI), MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The ovoid vase with long tapered neck, the shibuichi body elaborately inlaid in gold, silver, copper and shibuichi with Chinese children playing, the mouth designed with stylized florets, the seal on base
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
A MIXED-METAL INLAID SILVER VASE
SEALED OZEKI SEI (MADE BY OZEKI), MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The ovoid vase with long tapered neck, the shibuichi body elaborately inlaid in gold, silver, copper and shibuichi with Chinese children playing, the mouth designed with stylized florets, the seal on base
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high