An associated pair of cloisonné enamel vases and covers | Signed on a silver tablet Kyoto Namikawa (workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845-1927) | Meiji period, late 19th century

Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection
An associated pair of cloisonné enamel vases and covers
Signed on a silver tablet Kyoto Namikawa (workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845-1927)
Meiji period, late 19th century

the oviform vases with domed covers, gilt copper mounts with gold chrysanthemum finials , decorated in coloured cloisonné enamels and gold stone, worked in various thicknesses of gold and silver wire, with scattered floral roundels, butterflies and moths, on alternating bands of yellow ground, tea dust ground (chakinseki) and green ground, each signed on a silver tablet Kyoto Namikawa (workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845-1927)
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Each 10.5cm., 4¼ in. high

Condition Report:
There is some slight wear to the gilt mounts, consistent with the age and use of the object.

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