Japanese bronze vase with kirin signed Hidemitsu Meiji period

Japanese bronze inlaid vase in high relief, with a kirin walking among clouds finely carved with shakudo and gold eyes, signed in a square reserve Hidemitsu kansei 秀光監製 (supervised by Hidemitsu), Meiji Period (1868-1912).

The Kirin is a mythological creature symbolic of goodness and purity with a dragon and deer like features, when it appears is a good omen bringing prosperity and peace.

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