A LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL JARDINIÉRE

Meiji Period

Meiji Period
Brightly enamelled around the exterior with butterflies against a shimmering copper-brown ground and meandering floral scroll, all beneath a floral and foliate pattern border at the mouth rim. 33cm (13in) diam.

日本明治時代 銅胎掐絲琺瑯花蝶紋罐

Provenance:
Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今

During the Meiji period (1868-1912) a boom in cloisonné production led to the creation of many high-quality works. As Japan opened up its ports to trade, such pieces became particularly popular abroad. Bought by international collectors at high prices, most of the cloisonné created during the Meiji era was therefore exported. In Japanese culture, butterflies carry a number of meanings but are most closely associated with the symbolism of metamorphosis and transformation. The imagery of butterflies is widely used on kimonos, yukata, and other clothing (both traditional and non-traditional), on family crests, in paintings and ukiyo-e woodblock prints and the decorative arts.

掐絲琺瑯工藝在日本明治時代（1868-1912）蓬勃發展，並隨著日本開放門戶而大量出口，被國際藏家高價購藏。在日本文化中，蝴蝶常意味著生命形式的轉化，蝴蝶紋樣也被廣泛用於和服浴衣等紋飾、氏族武士的家紋、以及繪畫、木刻版畫與多種裝飾藝術之中。