JAPAN, Meiji era (1868-1912) A large octagonal dish in cloisonné enamel on copper, with a central design of a falcon in flight on a sky blue background, a motif of spirals on a blue background on the reverse, the foot round. D. 37 cm approx. LDM Provenance: collection formed in Indochina by the great-grandparents and grandparents of the current owner, namely André Crochet (arrived in Annam in 1888) and his wife, as well as Juliette Renault (née Crochet) and Philippe Oreste Renault (1881-1934), Director of Offices in the Cochinchina government and Prefect of Saigon. Works preserved and handed down in the family since 1935.