Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Pair of Large Plates

Description

A high-quality Japanese pair of large cloisonne plates crafted with a generous use of silver wire.
Superb decoration depicting cranes amongst trees over a black background.
Both items finished on the back with thick blue enamel scales and bearing the maker's mark.
The round painted mark is a late Meiji Period variation of the Hayashi Kihyoe workshop seal (as later seen in paper labels on items from the Taisho and Showa periods). This pair of plates probably crafted by his son, Sadajiro Kihyoe (1876-1945), for the export market.
Japan, late Meiji Period, circa 1900.
Both items in excellent condition with mild rubbing near the rim and to the back, and some signs of wear. No chips, no cracks, no restoration.
Each plate measures approx. 30.5 cm in diameter and 4.5 cm in height.
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