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Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection

A cloisonné ewer | Meiji period, late 19th century

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November 3, 03:28 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection

A cloisonné ewer

Meiji period, late 19th century


of oval form with angular handle and gourd shaped opening, the base with three feet, copper-gilt mounts, decorated in various coloured cloisonné enamels and silver and gilt brass wire on a black ground, with the auspicious symbols of the Seven Gods of Fortune (Shichifukujin), unsigned

15.5 cm., 6⅛ in. wide

For a similar vessel described as a 'creamer' of European form attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, see Robert T. Singer, Polished to Perfection: Japanese Cloisonne from the Collection of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry, (Los Angele, 2017), pg. 127. Cloisonné works by Namikawa Yasuyuki invariably have small black enamel circles at their borders: the ewer here has red enamel circles but is certainly from a Kyoto workshop.  


For a further example of a similar vessel described as a 'milk jug' included in a tea set and also attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, see Christie's, Zurich, The Avo Krikorian Collection: Innovation and Inspiration of Meiji Period Design, 19 February 2007, Lot 171.