A cloisonné enamel jar and cover
A cloisonné enamel jar and cover

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

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A cloisonné enamel jar and cover
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927)
The tapering ovoid jar decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with a chrysanthemum branch and flying sparrows on a black ground, the lid, shoulder and foot rim with a floret pattern, the lid set with a gilt-copper chrysanthemum finial, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; gilt rims
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high

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