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Vase

c.1920-40 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The octagonal vase has a copper body with an applied rim and base plate, both of which have been enamelled over. The white enamel ground has been thickly applied to resemble tin-glazed earthenware. Within the foot-ring there is an unenamelled circular ring on which the vase would have been stood during the firing process. The vase is enamelled in a palette reminiscent of Dutch Delft ware and is of a shape originally produced in Delft during the second half of the eighteenth century as part of five-piece garnitures (kaststel). Such vases were produced again during the later eighteenth century. The shaded blue musen enamel decoration of the panel shown here is of hunting dogs passing a church in a European landscape. The panel is surrounded by hybrid mixture of stylised grasses and floral motifs. The enamelled base carries the mark of the Ando Company in brass yusen. As with the other Deft-inspired vase in the collection (276), it is unclear whether this rather exotic vessel was intended for the Japanese or foreign market.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stand
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with blue <i>musen</i> (without wires) enamel.
Brief description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with European scenes in the style of Delftware, mark of the Ando Company, Nagoya, Japan, c.1920-40
Physical description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with European scenes in the style of Delftware bearing the mark of the Ando Company. The vase has a copper body with an applied rim and base-plate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm
  • Width: 17cm
Content description
Dutch Delft, European Landscape
Marks and inscriptions
(Mark of the Ando Company.)
Credit line
Given by Edwin Davies
Summary
The octagonal vase has a copper body with an applied rim and base plate, both of which have been enamelled over. The white enamel ground has been thickly applied to resemble tin-glazed earthenware. Within the foot-ring there is an unenamelled circular ring on which the vase would have been stood during the firing process. The vase is enamelled in a palette reminiscent of Dutch Delft ware and is of a shape originally produced in Delft during the second half of the eighteenth century as part of five-piece garnitures (kaststel). Such vases were produced again during the later eighteenth century. The shaded blue musen enamel decoration of the panel shown here is of hunting dogs passing a church in a European landscape. The panel is surrounded by hybrid mixture of stylised grasses and floral motifs. The enamelled base carries the mark of the Ando Company in brass yusen. As with the other Deft-inspired vase in the collection (276), it is unclear whether this rather exotic vessel was intended for the Japanese or foreign market.
Bibliographic references
  • Japanese Cloisonne Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 137.
  • Japanese Cloisonne Enamels Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné Enamels. (London: V&A Publishing, 2011). pl. 52.
Other number
ED 319 - Edwin Davies collection number
Collection
Accession number
FE.80:1, 2-2011

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2011
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