Japanese Zippo design- Silver Phoenix.

Japanese has the reputation of putting intricate & exotic artworks on Zippo lighters they're selling, typically commanding price tags of much higher figures depending on what they put onto each. Many series of customized 'Limited Editions' are produced in few quantity & frequently being swapped, to keep their values high.

They don't just stop productions here.

Don't mistake the lighters itself being manufactured in Japan. Lighter's operating components & casings are still made in Bradford P.A, just that Japanese are licensed by Zippo mfg to decorate the surfaces.

This piece isn't a limited edition, but a new product found in the 2013 Japanese catalog.

Featuring an electrodeposition coated, silver colored artwork over a ?lurid finish on 5 sides of the casing. 

Over it's facade bears an image of a phoenix, fully surrounded by more design patterns.  

At the rear there's the exact image, inverted however. 

Sides are also covered with similar patterns.