Vase
c.1912-26 (made)
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The shotai-jippo vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base plate. It is decorated with silver yusen chrysanthemums in various shades of green and yellow enamels on a graduated translucent turquoise-green enamel ground. The shoulder of the vase has an interesting abstract border of purple pendent chrysanthemum petals. There are silver yusen geometric patterns around the rim and base plate.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | A cloisonné enamelled vase decorated using the <i>shotai-jippo,</i> a technique where the metal body is dissolved after firing and polishing. The vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base-plate. |
Brief description | Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with chrysanthemums, unsigned, Nagoya, Japan, c.1912-1916 |
Physical description | Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with chrysanthemums. The shotai-jippo vase (a technique where the metal body is dissolved after firing and polishing) has an applied chrome-plated rim and base-plate. |
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Content description | chrysanthemums |
Credit line | Given by Edwin Davies |
Summary | The shotai-jippo vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base plate. It is decorated with silver yusen chrysanthemums in various shades of green and yellow enamels on a graduated translucent turquoise-green enamel ground. The shoulder of the vase has an interesting abstract border of purple pendent chrysanthemum petals. There are silver yusen geometric patterns around the rim and base plate. |
Bibliographic reference | Japanese Cloisonne
Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 70 |
Other number | ED 248 - Edwin Davies collection number |
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Accession number | FE.30:1, 2-2011 |
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Record created | February 9, 2011 |
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