{"product_id":"a-fine-japanese-cloisonne-enamel-bottle-vase-by-hayashi-yojiro","title":"A FINE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE BY HAYASHI YOJIRO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf elegant bottle form, with a rounded ovoid body rising to a long slender neck, worked in fine silver wire and decorated with a large sinuous three-clawed dragon coiling around the body and shoulder, its serpentine form finely rendered with individually delineated cream-coloured scales and a pale-blue segmented underbelly, the expressive head detailed with grey-green horns, prominent yellow eyes, open jaws and fangs, long trailing whiskers and a bushy mane, the dragon entwined amongst scrolling iron-red flames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe decoration is reserved against a lustrous deep black enamel ground, densely and evenly flecked throughout with minute gold aventurine-like inclusions, creating a subtle shimmering effect across the surface. The spreading foot is encircled by a narrow band of stylised polychrome ornament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mouth mounted with a metal rim. The underside with a metal base plate impressed with the signature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHayashi Yojiro of Nagoya.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight: 23 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In good condition, with minor surface wear commensurate with age. No losses to the enamel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LA Japanese Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58239524634955,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/4251\/3739\/files\/FFCEB06F-909A-40A7-857C-590F1D18B461.jpg?v=1787584229","url":"https:\/\/lajapaneseantiques.com\/products\/a-fine-japanese-cloisonne-enamel-bottle-vase-by-hayashi-yojiro","provider":"LA Japanese Art \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}