Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Vase
c.1880-1885 (made)
c.1880-1885 (made)
| Place of origin |
This vase is a rare example of the technique of cloisonné enamelling produced in Nagoya around 1880. Owing to its unfinished state, it exhibits excellent evidence of wirework techniques and of both filled and partially filled cloisons. The vase is unusually large and it is possible that this may have been the reason it was never completed, as it is of an odd oval shape, possibly due to distortion during the firing process. Why it was not then simply discarded is unknown.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cloisonne Enamel Vase (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cloisonne enamel vase |
| Brief description | Cloisonne enamel vase, partially completed, decorted with flowers, birds, butterflies and dragons, Japan, c.1880-1885 |
| Physical description | Cloisonne enamel vase, partially completed, of an oval baluster form, decorated with birds and butterflies amongst chrysanthemums and other flowering branches, between bands of dragons. |
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| Credit line | Purchased by the Edwin Davies Fund |
| Object history | Purchased, 2017 Purchased by the vendor's grandmother at a house clearance in Barnstaple. |
| Production | Partially completed, possibly due to distortion in the firing process. |
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| Summary | This vase is a rare example of the technique of cloisonné enamelling produced in Nagoya around 1880. Owing to its unfinished state, it exhibits excellent evidence of wirework techniques and of both filled and partially filled cloisons. The vase is unusually large and it is possible that this may have been the reason it was never completed, as it is of an odd oval shape, possibly due to distortion during the firing process. Why it was not then simply discarded is unknown. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.60-2017 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2017 |
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