Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927)
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A cloisonné enamel vase
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927)
The slender baluster vase with a long flared neck decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with a bush warbler perched on a plum tree on a black ground, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; silver rims
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Lot Essay
For a similar work in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, see Gregory Irvine, ed., Japanese Cloisonne: the Seven Treasures (London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006), p. 136.