Presentation plate; Japan, Meiji period, c. 1900. Enameled bronze. Presents hole in the base to hang the plate. Measurements: 5 x 36 cm. Presentation plate made of enameled bronze, decorated with two dragons. The Meiji era (is an era of Japanese history that lasted from October 23, 1868 to 1912. It was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people went from being a feudal society to a modern, industrialized nation state and an emerging great power, influenced by the West. scientific, technological, philosophical, political, legal and aesthetic ideas. It has a hole in the base to hang the plate.

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