NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) OF KYOTO A Cloisonné-Enamel Miniature Ovoid Vase...
NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) OF KYOTO
A Cloisonné-Enamel Miniature Ovoid Vase and Cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Intricately worked in silver and gold wire with an all-over design of overlapping stylised foliate roundels and scrolling floral vines scattered over eight differently coloured vertical panels, the domed cover surmounted by a chrysanthemum finial, and decorated with matching foliate and geometric motifs mirroring the design on the shoulder, applied with a gold rim and foot, signed on the base with chiselled characters Kyoto Namikawa on a silver plaque; with a plain wood storage box. 10.8cm (4¼in) high. (3).
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NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) OF KYOTO
A Cloisonné-Enamel Miniature Ovoid Vase and Cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Intricately worked in silver and gold wire with an all-over design of overlapping stylised foliate roundels and scrolling floral vines scattered over eight differently coloured vertical panels, the domed cover surmounted by a chrysanthemum finial, and decorated with matching foliate and geometric motifs mirroring the design on the shoulder, applied with a gold rim and foot, signed on the base with chiselled characters Kyoto Namikawa on a silver plaque; with a plain wood storage box. 10.8cm (4¼in) high. (3).
