Antique Japanese Cloisonné Bottle Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Goldstone Dragon Off to School HN Number: 3371

HN Number: 3371

The Royal Doulton Queen Elizabeth I (HN5704) is a distinguished piece from the Young Queens series

5" figurine belongs to the Pretty Ladies collection and depicts a graceful woman in flowing costume

All original factory finish and paintwork remain intact with clear backstamp showing HN1968 marking

and richly colored period costume that evokes "Once upon a time

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Bottle Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Goldstone Dragon Off to School HN Number: 3371A Japanese cloisonn enamel bottle vase from the Meiji period, circa 1880. The bulbous body is decorated with a three toed dragon in gold sparkling goldstone enamel (chakin seki), coiled within a shaped panel on a deep green ground, alternating with fan shaped reserves of floral sprays on a midnight blue ground. A bold black and white zigzag geometric band divides the shoulder from the body, a hallmark of fine Meiji period wired cloisonn (ysen shipp).