Vase
c.1880
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Although unsigned, these vases illustrate the same styles, techniques and approach to decoration as those adopted and developed by the Kyoto-based enameller Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) who was appointed Teishitsu Gige’in (Imperial Craftsman) in 1896.
The composition and layout of the design on the vases, depicting rabbits, game birds and flowers, reflects the shift in the 1880s 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]). Through the use of metal outlines these veases reflect Japan's naturalistic painting tradition and would be an excellent addition to the collection. The purchase will enhance the Toshiba Gallery's display and effectively illustrate the stylistic development of cloisonné in the late 19th century.
The composition and layout of the design on the vases, depicting rabbits, game birds and flowers, reflects the shift in the 1880s 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]). Through the use of metal outlines these veases reflect Japan's naturalistic painting tradition and would be an excellent addition to the collection. The purchase will enhance the Toshiba Gallery's display and effectively illustrate the stylistic development of cloisonné in the late 19th century.
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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| Credit line | Purchased by the Edwin Davies Fund |
| Summary | Although unsigned, these vases illustrate the same styles, techniques and approach to decoration as those adopted and developed by the Kyoto-based enameller Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) who was appointed Teishitsu Gige’in (Imperial Craftsman) in 1896. The composition and layout of the design on the vases, depicting rabbits, game birds and flowers, reflects the shift in the 1880s 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]). Through the use of metal outlines these veases reflect Japan's naturalistic painting tradition and would be an excellent addition to the collection. The purchase will enhance the Toshiba Gallery's display and effectively illustrate the stylistic development of cloisonné in the late 19th century. |
| Associated object | FE.72-2012 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | FE.73-2012 |
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| Record created | July 3, 2013 |
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