A large Japanese inlaid bronze vase, Genryusai Seiya; Meiji period (1868-1912); a fine and large baluster shaped vase applied in high relief with patinated bronze inlays including a caparisoned elephant, a tethered hawk on a perch, a green patinated vase with iris decoration and various large archaic Chinese style vases, signed on the underside 'Seiya saku'. 45 cm high, 27 cm diameter; Provenance: Judy and Ian Burrows collection, Hobart, Tasmania, and thence by descent. Collected 1960 to early 1980s.