Vases
c.1920-1940 (made)
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Each of these two unmatched but similar looking vases has a silver rim; the base plate on the left-hand vase is silver and that of the right-hand vase is silver-gilt. The copper body of each vase has been hammered (nanako) and the ground covered with silver foil (ginbari) prior to an overall application of light turquoise enamel. The decoration is of summer (left) and autumn (right) flowers and grasses in polychrome silver yusen enamel: the flowers include convolvulus, gentian, various grasses, chrysanthemum and bell flower. This style of enamelling and decoration is often associated with Kumeno Teitarō. See Coben & Ferster plate 110 and Fairley, Japanese Enamels of the Meiji era nos.35 & 36 for similar pieces signed by Kumeno Teitarō.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Each vase has a silver rim but the vase on the left has a silver base-plate while the one on the right a silver gilt base-plate. The copper body has been hammered (<i>nanako</i>) and then covered with silver foil (<i>ginbari</i>) before the enamel was applied. |
| Brief description | Pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with flowers, unsigned, probably Nagoya, Japan, c.1920-40. |
| Physical description | Pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with flowers. Each vase has a silver rim, the vase on the left has a silver base-plate while the one on the right a silver gilt base-plate. |
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| Content description | flowers |
| Credit line | Given by Edwin Davies |
| Summary | Each of these two unmatched but similar looking vases has a silver rim; the base plate on the left-hand vase is silver and that of the right-hand vase is silver-gilt. The copper body of each vase has been hammered (nanako) and the ground covered with silver foil (ginbari) prior to an overall application of light turquoise enamel. The decoration is of summer (left) and autumn (right) flowers and grasses in polychrome silver yusen enamel: the flowers include convolvulus, gentian, various grasses, chrysanthemum and bell flower. This style of enamelling and decoration is often associated with Kumeno Teitarō. See Coben & Ferster plate 110 and Fairley, Japanese Enamels of the Meiji era nos.35 & 36 for similar pieces signed by Kumeno Teitarō. |
| Bibliographic reference | Japanese Cloisonne
Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 51. |
| Other number | ED 174 - Edwin Davies collection number |
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| Accession number | FE.11:1 to 4-2011 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2011 |
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