Japan, Shōwa era, mid-20th century A baluster-shaped vase in cloisonné enamel with a translucent red ground on a ‘ginbari’ (silver-gilt) base, decorated with flowering plum trees, chrysanthemums and orchids; silver-plated metal mountings, with a circular hallmark and the SATO mark on the rim of the foot. Accompanied by a round lidded box in cloisonné enamel with a violet ground, decorated with an orchid, bearing the workshop mark beneath the base; height 23.5 cm and diameter 10 cm.