10. * TWO CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASES Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Both of baluster form, the taller vase with a shorter neck and gilt-metal mounts, the shorter vase with a broader shoulder and silvered-metal mounts, both worked in silver wire of varying gauge with coloured enamels against a dark ground, the taller depicting sparrows, a blossoming branch and bamboo, the shorter depicting sparrows, maple, and cherry blossom, with smaller flowers on the reverse 18,8cm and 18,1cm high