Namikawa Yasuyuki vase

SIGNED NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI, LATE MEIJI PERIOD (1900-1910)

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Namikawa Yasuyuki vase
Signed Namikawa Yasuyuki, Late Meiji Period (1900-1910)
Of tapered form, decorated in various coloured enamels and silver wire with a swallow flying above a maple tree, hibiscus and bellflower at its base, and a silvered metal chrysanthemum formed finial to the cover, signed on a silvered tablet, silvered metal rims, minor wear to metal
7in. (18.2cm.) high

Lot Essay

This large vase shows all the characteristics of Namikawa Yasuyuki's (1845-1927) later, more pictorial, style. The earlier elaborate borders have been almost completely abandoned, leaving only a tiny strip of half-cash ornament around the base, and the decoration is concentrated on one side of the vase so that the back has a broad area of unsupported enamel, an extremely difficult technical feat.

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