A globular cloisonné vase executed with fine silver wire and decorated with numerous butterflies in flight within a luxuriant garden of chrysanthemums in various colors and forms, rendered in polychrome enamels on a reddish-brown speckled ground.
The neck is adorned with a band of stylized flowers on a brown ground, bordered by a geometric motif.
Period: Meiji, late 19th century
Dimensions: 12.5 × 9 cm
Condition: Excellent