Lot Essay
Trays by the artist of the same shape are illustrated in Meiji no takara, treasures of imperial Japan, (The Kibo Foundation, 1994), no. 87 and 89.
SIGNED WITH THE SEAL OF NAMIKAWA SOSUKE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A NAMIKAWA SOSUKE KIDNEY-SHAPED CLOISONNE TRAY
Signed with the seal of Namikawa Sosuke, late 19th Century
Decorated in various coloured enamels and gold and silver wire with poppies and butterflies on a graduated pale grey ground, the reverse similarly decorated in gilt wire with scattered cherry blossom in tones of brown and pink on a brown ground, (slight wear and a minor crack)
30cm. wide
Signed with the seal of Namikawa Sosuke, late 19th Century
Decorated in various coloured enamels and gold and silver wire with poppies and butterflies on a graduated pale grey ground, the reverse similarly decorated in gilt wire with scattered cherry blossom in tones of brown and pink on a brown ground, (slight wear and a minor crack)
30cm. wide