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A Large Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Meiji period (circa 1890), signed Kyoto Namikawa [workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845-1927]
The slender ovoid vase designed in polychrome enamels and silver wire with trailing wisteria and butterflies above stands of chrysanthemums, irises, daisies and dandelions on a midnight-blue ground, the neck and foot decorated with formal scrolling flowers; silver mounts; signature on a gilt-silver tablet mounted on base
8 5/8in. (21.8cm.) highProvenance
Shosenkyo Ropeway Cloisonné Art Museum, Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture
Quoted from the lot page, © Christie's. Christie's, Japanese and Korean Art, 2005-09-22, lot 286 ↗
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