Sale 11930
New York
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15 April 2016
Price realised
USD 7,500
Estimate
A small cloisonné enamel vase Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Namikawa (workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927) The compressed bulbous body with a long tapering neck, decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with purple hanging wisteria against a black ground, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; silver rims 3 3/8 in. (8.7cm.) high
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Exhibited
Fogg Art Museum, on loan, 1971
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