A cloisonné enamel vase | Attributed to the Kyoto Namikawa workshop | Meiji period, late 19th century

Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection
A cloisonné enamel vase
Attributed to the Kyoto Namikawa workshop
Meiji period, late 19th century

the oviform vase with short neck and silvered mounts, decorated in coloured cloisonné enamels and worked in various thicknesses of gold and silver wire, with two panels depicting a ho-o bird with trailing tail feathers and a three-clawed dragon emitting flames, the body with geometric patterns containing chrysanthemums and paulownia, the neck and foot with lappets of stylised butterflies on a yellow ground
15.2 cm., 6 in. high

Condition Report:
The silvered mounts slightly worn consistent with the age of the object.

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