GUEST: It came from my grandparents' farm in Northern Virginia, and I've been admiring it since I was ten.

APPRAISER: Yes.

GUEST: We have had someone look at it and said they thought it was a Japanese artist's holder of the paintbrushes that the artist might use.

APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm, yes, it's Japanese.

It's more like a flower vase.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: For just one, one flower.

GUEST: One flower.

APPRAISER: Yes.

It's from late 19th century.

GUEST: Wow.

APPRAISER: Yes.

Meiji period.

1868 to 1912.

But I, I would say it's about 1890.

This material is called "shibuichi," which in Japanese means "25%."

Because it contains 25% gold, this alloy.

GUEST: Really?

APPRAISER: On bronze, yeah, so this becomes gray except for the middle.

It's a cloisonné.

GUEST: Cloisonné.

APPRAISER: Yeah, and with a gold wire.

So the scene is two demons.

It's kind of cute demons, but they are chasing a girl.

(chuckles) Like, I think she's making a face at them.

And you saw the signature, the maker.

GUEST: Yes, but I didn't...it didn't mean anything to me.

APPRAISER: Right, because it's written in Japanese.

GUEST: Yes.

APPRAISER: And it's a very famous, very good maker called Ozeki.

It says "Ozeki Sei."

It's also signed "Katsuhiro."

And I believe it's, uh, Suzuki Katsuhiro, who is also famous.

I would say maybe, conservatively, $25,000 to $35,000.

GUEST: Holy cow.

APPRAISER: You know why?

It's because, um, the, the reason $25,000, it's just, it has this a little bit of a problem.

It's a condition issue, which is very important.

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: So I'm making it very conservative.

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: But if without that, I think it go for... it's going for like $40,000 or $50,000, I wouldn't be surprised.

GUEST: Hm.

APPRAISER: Thank you for bringing it.

GUEST: Well, thank you.

It's beautiful.

APPRAISER: Thank you!

GUEST: I knew it was beautiful.

I just didn't know... APPRAISER: Yeah.

GUEST :...how much it was worth.

APPRAISER: That's good.

Right.

Yes.