Dish
ca. 1865-1870 (made)
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This dish is decorated with brass wires on a ground of cloisonné enamels. Stylised floral and geometrical motifs form the ground for the main design of two dragons fighting for the sacred Buddhist pearl of wisdom. The underside of the dish has panels of birds against a similar ground.
The dish is unsigned. However, when the cloisonné artist Ando Jubei visited the V&A in 1910 he declared that the piece had been made by Kaji Sataro. He was the son of Kaji Tsunekichi, the man responsible for the renaissance of cloisonné making in Japan around 1840. This dish certainly bears all the characteristics of having been made around that period.
The dish is unsigned. However, when the cloisonné artist Ando Jubei visited the V&A in 1910 he declared that the piece had been made by Kaji Sataro. He was the son of Kaji Tsunekichi, the man responsible for the renaissance of cloisonné making in Japan around 1840. This dish certainly bears all the characteristics of having been made around that period.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Copper, brass wires and cloisonné enamels |
| Brief description | Met, Japan, VESS/CONT/HOLDERS, CLOISONNE |
| Physical description | Copper dish decorated in brass wires and cloisonné enamels |
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| Object history | Purchased from Herr. C. Grinnow (Berlin), accessioned in 1872. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | This dish is decorated with brass wires on a ground of cloisonné enamels. Stylised floral and geometrical motifs form the ground for the main design of two dragons fighting for the sacred Buddhist pearl of wisdom. The underside of the dish has panels of birds against a similar ground. The dish is unsigned. However, when the cloisonné artist Ando Jubei visited the V&A in 1910 he declared that the piece had been made by Kaji Sataro. He was the son of Kaji Tsunekichi, the man responsible for the renaissance of cloisonné making in Japan around 1840. This dish certainly bears all the characteristics of having been made around that period. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 326-1872 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2005 |
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