A Japanese cloisonne vase by Hayashi Kodenji, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1900, rectangular shape on a deep blue ground, the vase worked in gold and silver wires and coloured enamels with a bird perched in a maple tree of autumnal leaves and daisies, the foot and neck with bands of scrolling floral petals, wire mark of Hayashi Kodenji to underside, 15.75 cm high, 6.75 cm wide,