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The vase’s decoration has auspicious associations with prosperity and long life: in Japan, the magpie is known as the “bird of joy” or “bird of happiness.” Peony, the “king of flowers,” also represents prosperity and nobility. The emblem of the Japanese government—the gold 16-petal chrysanthemum—is placed just below the neck of the vase, suggesting the vase was an imperial commission. The work has a fitted wooden box (tomobako).
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