A Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Shibiyama tusk vase, signed Masahisa on an inlaid mother-of-pearl tablet, decorated in aogai, tortoiseshell, stained ivory, coral, horn and wood, one side with a pigeon beside a display table and vase with a profusion of flowers, the other with birds in flight above lotus and other plants. Silver mount to carved wood base. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Height 25.5 cm