Japanese panel with bronze heron signed Ichiryu Kazutoshi Meiji period

Japanese wood panel inlaid with an elegant bronze heron worked in silver, shakudo 
and gold takazogan (high relief inlay) perched on a giboshi temple post (the round finial shape is believed to ward off evil spirits) looking down at a kingfisher in flight signed Kazutoshi 一寿 with gold seal Ichiryu 一柳 with a hardwood frame, Meiji period 1868-1912.

The white heron (sagi 鷺) is a symbol of purity, happiness and longevity.