Hi Jonathan,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A Japanese inverted baluster parcel gilt and brown lacquer vase
late 19th Century
Of inverted baluster form and narrow foot, the body decorated overall in a diagonal grid-pattern with large fields with landscape or figural decoration and smaller fields of floral decoration, the underside unmarked.
16 1/2 inches
CONDITION: drilled for a lamp; various other losses throughout
PROVENANCE: inherited
$175-225*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.