Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection
A cloisonné enamel vase and cover | Attributed to the Kyoto Namikawa workshop | Meiji period, late 19th century
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November 3, 02:21 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection
A cloisonné enamel vase and cover
Attributed to the Kyoto Namikawa workshop
Meiji period, late 19th century
the rounded oval vase and domed cover with gilt copper mounts including a chrysanthemum (kiku) finial, decorated in coloured cloisonné enamels and worked in various thicknesses of silver wire with tea dust (chakinseki) and mottled green panels depicting butterflies among chrysanthemums, bordered by flower heads and foliage
10 cm., 4 in. high
For signed vases by Namikawa Yasyuki with similar design and wirework in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum (The V&A), accession numbers FE.61:1 to 4-2011, go to: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1192992/pair-of-vases-namikawa-yasuyuki/