A Japanese Kyoyaki modernist vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890s, of waisted baluster form, subtly decorated to one side with a naturalistically modelled bamboo plant and fresh young shoot carved in low relief, the whole covered in an ivory-hued crackle glaze, the bamboo in a slightly brighter white hue in contrast to the background. 30.5 cm high, 40 cm diameter