Vase

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

The copper bodies have applied silver rims and silver base plates. The white ground is decorated in silver and brass yusen and shosen enamels: the red and blue thistles are outlined with wires and shaded with coloured enamels; the leaves are shaded in green enamels. Although the overall decoration is somewhat stylised, a naturalistic touch has been given by the depiction of insect damage to the leaves. The counter-enamel of the vases is of a matt brown colour, as are the inner base plates, which have the silver yusen mark of the Ando Company.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Box
  • Stand
  • Vase
  • Box
  • Stand
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
Pair of cloisonné enamel vases with silver and brass <i>yusen</i> (with wires) and <i>shosen </i>(few wires) coloured enamels.
Brief description
Pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with thistles, mark of the Ando Company, Nagoya, Japan, c.1912-26.
Physical description
Pair of cloisonné enamel vases decorated with thistles bearing the mark of the Ando Company. Each vase has a copper body with an applied silver rim and silver base-plate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24cm
  • Width: 16cm
Content description
thistles, flowers
Marks and inscriptions
(Mark of the Ando Company.)
Credit line
Given by Edwin Davies
Summary
The copper bodies have applied silver rims and silver base plates. The white ground is decorated in silver and brass yusen and shosen enamels: the red and blue thistles are outlined with wires and shaded with coloured enamels; the leaves are shaded in green enamels. Although the overall decoration is somewhat stylised, a naturalistic touch has been given by the depiction of insect damage to the leaves. The counter-enamel of the vases is of a matt brown colour, as are the inner base plates, which have the silver yusen mark of the Ando Company.
Bibliographic reference
Japanese Cloisonne Irvine, Gregory. Japanese Cloisonné. (London:V&A Publications, 2006), p. 91.
Other number
ED 274 - Edwin Davies collection number
Collection
Accession number
FE.47:1 to 6-2011

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Record createdFebruary 16, 2011
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