Signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927), Meiji period (late 19th century)

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A cloisonné enamel jar and cover
Signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927), Meiji period (late 19th century)
The tapering ovoid jar decorated in polychrome enamels and gold and silver wires with panels of beige, light brown, speckled green and brown designed with scattered flowers, the lid, shoulder and area around foot with a floret pattern on a reddish brown ground, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; gilt rims
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high

Lot Essay

This type of jar and cover without a finial by this artist is extremely rare. For a similar work by the same artist without a finial, see Shippo: Namikawa Yasuyuki Shippo Kinenkan zohin zuroku / Enamel: Collection catalogue of Namikawa Cloisonné Museum of Kyoto (Kyoto: Namikawa Yasuyuki Shippo Kinenkan, 2010), pl. 40.

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