Vase
ca. 1875-80 (made)
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The copper body has an applied silver rim, neck-ring and deep, footed base plate. The turquoise enamel ground is decorated with chrysanthemum, hydrangea, gentiana (just visible on the lower right) and iris (just visible on the left) in silver yusen polychrome shaded enamels. The flowers represent all of the seasons except winter. The neck is decorated with geometric floral shippo motifs, and the shoulders with stylised paulownia (kiri) leaves, karakusa scrolls and a geometric band. The base carries a silver plate engraved with four-character signature Kyoto Namikawa. The simple shape and muted colours of this vase are representative Yasuyuki's early work.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cloisonné enamel in silver<i> yusen</i> (with wires) polychrome shaded enamels. |
| Brief description | Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with flowers and geometric patterns, mark of Namikawa Yasuyuki, Kyoto, Japan, c.1875-80. |
| Physical description | Vase with turquoise enamel ground decorated with chrysanthemum, hydrangea, gentiana and iris, which represent all the seasons except winter, in silver wire and polychrome shaded enamels. With the mark of Namikawa Yasuyuki. The vase has a copper body with an applied silver rim, neck-ring and base-plate. |
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| Content description | crysanthemum, hydrangea, gentia |
| Marks and inscriptions | (With the mark of Namikawa Yasuyuki) |
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| Credit line | Given by Edwin Davies |
| Summary | The copper body has an applied silver rim, neck-ring and deep, footed base plate. The turquoise enamel ground is decorated with chrysanthemum, hydrangea, gentiana (just visible on the lower right) and iris (just visible on the left) in silver yusen polychrome shaded enamels. The flowers represent all of the seasons except winter. The neck is decorated with geometric floral shippo motifs, and the shoulders with stylised paulownia (kiri) leaves, karakusa scrolls and a geometric band. The base carries a silver plate engraved with four-character signature Kyoto Namikawa. The simple shape and muted colours of this vase are representative Yasuyuki's early work. |
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| Other number | ED 301 - Edwin Davies collection number |
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| Accession number | FE.67-2011 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2011 |
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