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Vase

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

The shotai-jippo vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base plate. It is decorated with silver yusen chrysanthemums in various shades of green and yellow enamels on a graduated translucent turquoise-green enamel ground. The shoulder of the vase has an interesting abstract border of purple pendent chrysanthemum petals. There are silver yusen geometric patterns around the rim and base plate.


Object details

Categories
Vases
Containers
Metalwork
Object type
Vase
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stand
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
A cloisonné enamelled vase decorated using the <i>shotai-jippo,</i> a technique where the metal body is dissolved after firing and polishing. The vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base-plate.
Chrome
Cloisonne Enamel
Enamelling
Brief description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with chrysanthemums, unsigned, Nagoya, Japan, c.1912-1916
Physical description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with chrysanthemums. The shotai-jippo vase (a technique where the metal body is dissolved after firing and polishing) has an applied chrome-plated rim and base-plate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Width: 13cm
Content description
chrysanthemums
Credit line
Given by Edwin Davies
Summary
The shotai-jippo vase has an applied chrome-plated rim and base plate. It is decorated with silver yusen chrysanthemums in various shades of green and yellow enamels on a graduated translucent turquoise-green enamel ground. The shoulder of the vase has an interesting abstract border of purple pendent chrysanthemum petals. There are silver yusen geometric patterns around the rim and base plate.
Bibliographic reference
Japanese Cloisonne Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 70
Other number
ED 248 - Edwin Davies collection number
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.30:1, 2-2011

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2011
Record URL
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