A cloisonné enamel vase
A cloisonné enamel vase

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KYOTO NAMIKAWA (WORKSHOP OF NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI; 1845-1927)

Details
A cloisonné enamel vase
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927)
The tapering ovoid jar with straight neck decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with sprays of various chrysanthemums and flying butterflies on a deep blue ground, the rims, neck and foot designed with floret patterns, the shoulder with a band of two phoenixes and paulownia, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; silver rims
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Lt. General James F. Hollingsworth (1918 -2010)
Sale room notice
Please be informed that the actual height of this lot is 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) instead of the height stated in the catalogue.

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