Pair of cloisonne vases designed by Ota Jinnoei.Beautiful pair of small cabinet vases, created in Japan circa 1890, during the meiji Imperial period (1868-1912). These vases has been carefully crafted at the atelier of the cloisonne master Ota Jinnoei. Made in silvered bronze with applications of high polished cloisonne enamel, worked in silver wire and decorated with organic motifs of flowers trees and little birds.Weight: 73.75 Grams, (47.27 Dwt).Measurements: 89 mm by 50.8 mm (3.5 x 2 Inches).Hallmarks: Both are stamped under the base with the maker's mark monogram associated to Ota Jinnoei.Meiji period, is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization by Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialized nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western scientific, technological, philosophical, political, legal, and aesthetic ideas. As a result of such wholesale adoption of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound, and affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji. It was preceded by the Keiō era and was succeeded by the Taishō era, upon the accession of Emperor Taishō.Cloisonné is an enamelling technique in which the pattern
