A Japanese cloisonné vase, early 20th century, by the workshop of Tanigoro Hayashi, decorated with grasses in green near the foot, the neck and shoulder in red paling gradually to greyish-blue, the rim and foot rim in silver, the base engraved Fifth year of Taisho (1916), 'Osaka Asahi Shinbun sha, Shinchiku kinen' (Commemoration of the new building, Osaka Asahi Newspaper Co.), 18cm high, original wooden fitted box bearing the stamp, T Hayashi Condition report: Base not flat, a little wobbly. Foot rim slightly dented. Very minor surface scratches. Box chipped.