An inlaid silver ovoid vase
By Ichiyosai Atsumitsu, Meiji Period
Intricately worked in silver and gold takazogan with a pair of three-clawed confronting dragons whose writhing bodies are entwined as they chase for the flaming tama, the wisps of clouds carved in katakiri-bori; signed with chiselled signature Ichiyosai Atsumitsu koku; with wood storage box. 31.5cm (12 3/8in) high. (2).
Footnotes

龍図銀花瓶　一陽斎篤光作　明治時代

dragon