A Japanese Shibayama brush pot

Meiji period

Of cylindrical form and decorated with gilt lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl with a continuous scene of birds amid flowering wisteria, chrysanthemum and other plants, the rim with a silver filigree mount.

14cm high

Condition Report

Rim mount loose. Gilt rubbed in places. No obvious losses to inlay.

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