A bronze flower vessel of mimikuchi (ear-mouth) form with a band of lappet decoration to the neck.
Japan, 19th century, Meiji period.
Mimikuchi (ear-mouth), is a type of bronze vessel which takes its name from its shape, it appears to have no Chinese antecedent and therefore is believed to be of purely Japanese design. The earliest known examples appear in a 16th century publication on flower arranging by Senkō II, the famous master of Ikebana (flower arranging).
For a mimikuchi vase with similar decoration see: Joe Earle, Flower Bronzes of Japan, (London, 1995), p. 80, pl.41.
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