Antique Japanese Cloisonné Bottle Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Goldstone Dragon Off to School and richly colored period costume

and richly colored period costume that evokes "Once upon a time

All original factory finish and paintwork remain intact with clear backstamp showing HN1968 marking

Parsons Daughter showcases early design excellence with detailed period costume and the refined bearing appropriate to a clergyman's daughter

5" figurine belongs to the Pretty Ladies collection and depicts a graceful woman in flowing costume

The Royal Doulton Queen Elizabeth I (HN5704) is a distinguished piece from the Young Queens series

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Bottle Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Goldstone Dragon Off to School and richly colored period costumeA Japanese cloisonn enamel bottle vase from the Meiji period, circa 1880. The bulbous body is decorated with a three toed dragon in gold sparkling goldstone enamel (chakin seki), coiled within a shaped panel on a deep green ground, alternating with fan shaped reserves of floral sprays on a midnight blue ground. A bold black and white zigzag geometric band divides the shoulder from the body, a hallmark of fine Meiji period wired cloisonn (ysen shipp).