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Pair of Vases

c.1912-26 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The copper bodies of these vases have applied silver rims and base plates. The beige enamel ground is decorated simply with a wide central border of silver yusen lilies (probably a type of day-lily, Hemerocallis) and leaves in varied shades of brown with white enamel highlights. The counter-enamel is of a dark brown, as are the inner bases, which carry the silver yusen mark of the Ando Company. The vases have an associated box with the ink signature Jubei saku (made by Jubei ) and the red seal of Ando Jubei. There is also a paper label with the inscription Jubei saku together with a description of the lily decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Box
  • Vase
  • Box
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
Pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with lilies in <i>yusen</i> (with wires) enamel.
Brief description
Pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with trailing lilies, mark of the Ando Company, Nagoya, Japan, c.1912-26.
Physical description
Pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with trailing lilies bearing the mark of the Ando Company. Each vase has a copper body with an applied silver rim and silver base-plate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 23cm
Content description
lilies
Marks and inscriptions
(Mark of the Ando Company.)
Credit line
Given by Edwin Davies
Summary
The copper bodies of these vases have applied silver rims and base plates. The beige enamel ground is decorated simply with a wide central border of silver yusen lilies (probably a type of day-lily, Hemerocallis) and leaves in varied shades of brown with white enamel highlights. The counter-enamel is of a dark brown, as are the inner bases, which carry the silver yusen mark of the Ando Company. The vases have an associated box with the ink signature Jubei saku (made by Jubei ) and the red seal of Ando Jubei. There is also a paper label with the inscription Jubei saku together with a description of the lily decoration.
Bibliographic reference
Japanese Cloisonne Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 132.
Other number
ED 313 - Edwin Davies collection number
Collection
Accession number
FE.76:1 to 4-2011

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Record createdFebruary 16, 2011
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