An antique Japanese vase from the Meiji period, worked in champlevé enamel with richly patterned bands and figural decoration, including a raised/medallion-style bird panel and an elephant frieze encircling the body. The twin ring handles at the neck and the densely textured ground give it that serious, “museum object on a shelf” presence—right on-trend for today’s maximalist / dark-academia interiors and cabinet-of-curiosities styling, where small but highly detailed pieces do the heavy lifting.

Size: 21 cm tall (8.27"). Condition is consistent with age: surface wear, patina, and rubbing to the metal and enamel from decades of handling, with interior wear as shown; overall it presents beautifully and reads unmistakably Meiji in feel and craftsmanship.