A pair of good quality Japanese Meiji period decorative bronze vases, the tapered cylindrical body with herons in high relief amongst a landscape dominated with pine trees and wreaths, the open mouth with an encircling band of leaf scroll decoration, the base cast and engraved with character marks. Note: Information included refers to this vase being 'Made by Takayoshi Murakami 1871-76. Kyoto in the King's Hall. All the top artists from around Japan were sourced by the King...'. Height 31 cm