Not currently on display at the V&A

Vase

c.1960
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This tall copper vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base plate. The design of chrysanthemum flowers and leaves has been executed in the technique called tsuiki-jippo, where the design is hammered into the body and then covered in silver foil prior to enamelling. In this case, the vase has been decorated in various shades of green, white, yellow and purple transparent enamels. The dull matt brown counter-enamel, which is also used inside the foot, is often associated with work of the Ando Company of Nagoya, which still produces very similar work today.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stand
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated in <i>tsuiki-jippo</i>, a technique whereby a design is hammered into the body and covered with foil before enamelling.
Brief description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with chrysanthemums, unsigned but probably by the Ando Company, Nagoya, Japan, c.1960 or later.
Physical description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with chrysanthemums. The vase has a copper body with an applied chrome rim and base-plate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Content description
chrysanthemum
Credit line
Given by Edwin Davies
Summary
This tall copper vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base plate. The design of chrysanthemum flowers and leaves has been executed in the technique called tsuiki-jippo, where the design is hammered into the body and then covered in silver foil prior to enamelling. In this case, the vase has been decorated in various shades of green, white, yellow and purple transparent enamels. The dull matt brown counter-enamel, which is also used inside the foot, is often associated with work of the Ando Company of Nagoya, which still produces very similar work today.
Bibliographic reference
Japanese Cloisonne Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 112.
Other number
ED 293 - Edwin Davies collection number
Collection
Accession number
FE.59:1, 2-2011

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Record createdFebruary 16, 2011
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