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Vase

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

The copper body has what, unusually, appears to be an applied gold rim and gold base plate. The brown ground is decorated in silver yusen and moriage enamels with a single tree peony blossom with buds on a stem. The blossom and buds are depicted in shaded moriage white and pink enamels; the foliage and stem are executed in the same technique, with the leaves having a rich green shading. The counter-enamel and inner foot are a dull matt cream colour. The combination of relief decoration, subtly and expertly applied enamels together with careful use of space creates an elegant composition. The vase, which dates to the Taisho period (1912-1926), is unsigned but was recognised by the Ando Company as probably being one of their pieces (private communication from Mr Yoshida).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stand
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated in silver <i>yusen</i> (with wires) and <i>moriage</i> ('piled up' enamels in relief ').
Brief description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with a single tree peony, probably Ando Company, Nagoya, Japan, c.1912-26
Physical description
Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with a single tree peony. The vase has a copper body with an applied gold rim and gold base-plate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.5cm
  • Width: 11.5cm
Content description
peony, flowers
Credit line
Given by Edwin Davies
Summary
The copper body has what, unusually, appears to be an applied gold rim and gold base plate. The brown ground is decorated in silver yusen and moriage enamels with a single tree peony blossom with buds on a stem. The blossom and buds are depicted in shaded moriage white and pink enamels; the foliage and stem are executed in the same technique, with the leaves having a rich green shading. The counter-enamel and inner foot are a dull matt cream colour. The combination of relief decoration, subtly and expertly applied enamels together with careful use of space creates an elegant composition. The vase, which dates to the Taisho period (1912-1926), is unsigned but was recognised by the Ando Company as probably being one of their pieces (private communication from Mr Yoshida).
Bibliographic references
  • Japanese Cloisonne Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 89.
  • Japanese Cloisonne Enamels Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné Enamels. (London: V&A Publishing, 2011). pl. 67.
Other number
ED 271 - Edwin Davies collection number
Collection
Accession number
FE.45:1, 2-2011

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Record createdFebruary 16, 2011
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