A Japanese Bronze and Mixed-Metal Floor Vase EARLY 20TH CENTURY the baluster body decorated with three shaped panels enclosing birds and flowering plants, alternating dense clouds, above a high-relief dragon emerging from waves on the tall stand, the shoulder and the spreading, circular foot chased with flowering chrysanthemums and lotus scrolls, the elongated neck cast in relief with flying cranes amongst clouds. Height 30 1/4 in., 77 cm.