Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 205
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE AND COVER IN THE STYLE OF NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) MEIJI...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £1500
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Description
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE AND COVER IN THE STYLE OF NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)
MEIJI 1868-1912
The short ovoid body decorated with a continuous band of flowers and birds in flight, with lobed panels to the shoulder and above the foot containing scrolling tendrils, stylised flowers, formal birds and butterflies, the cover with a chrysanthemum-shaped knop and mirroring the decoration of the body, unsigned, 8.5cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.