Vase
c.1880 (made)
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Although unsigned, these vases illustrate similar styles, techniques and approach to decoration as those adopted and developed by the Kyoto-based enameller Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) who was appointed Teishitsu Gigei'in (Imperial Craftsman) in 1896. They may also be the work of the Kyoto Cloisonné Company, for which Yasuyuki also worked from around 1872-1873 before setting up his own studio.
The composition and layout of the design on the vases, depicting rabbits, game birds and flowers, reflects the shift to a more pictorial style of decoration on cloisonné enamels. The cloisonné enamelling techniques employed here include yusen (with wires) and bokashi (shading of the enamels).
The composition and layout of the design on the vases, depicting rabbits, game birds and flowers, reflects the shift to a more pictorial style of decoration on cloisonné enamels. The cloisonné enamelling techniques employed here include yusen (with wires) and bokashi (shading of the enamels).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | The cloisonné vase has copper body with gilt copper rims. |
| Brief description | Cloisonné enamel vase with decorated with rabbits, game birds and flowers, Kyoto, Japan, c.1880, possibly early work by Namikawa Yasuyuki |
| Physical description | Cloisonné vase decorated with two rabbits, grapes, and flowers on one side, and two game birds standing on a flowering tree on the reverse. The vase has copper body with gilt copper rims. |
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| Content description | rabbits, game birds, flowers |
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| Credit line | Purchased by the Edwin Davies Fund |
| Summary | Although unsigned, these vases illustrate similar styles, techniques and approach to decoration as those adopted and developed by the Kyoto-based enameller Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) who was appointed Teishitsu Gigei'in (Imperial Craftsman) in 1896. They may also be the work of the Kyoto Cloisonné Company, for which Yasuyuki also worked from around 1872-1873 before setting up his own studio. The composition and layout of the design on the vases, depicting rabbits, game birds and flowers, reflects the shift to a more pictorial style of decoration on cloisonné enamels. The cloisonné enamelling techniques employed here include yusen (with wires) and bokashi (shading of the enamels). |
| Associated object | FE.73-2012 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | FE.72-2012 |
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| Record created | July 3, 2013 |
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