The Kura - Japanese Art Treasures

Robert Mangold has been working with Japanese antiques since 1995 with an emphasis on ceramics, Paintings, Armour and Buddhist furniture.

SUPERB Japanese MEIJI CLOISONNE VASE


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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 288808

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Pine boughs laden with snow shelter a pair of foraging raven in a spectacular scene reminiscent of paintings of the Kyoto school masters which decorates this Meiji period cloisonn・vase. The unusually tall tapered form swells at a tight shoulder to close about the wide neck wrapped with a band of darkly patinated silver. Silver wire defining the color is so thin as to be almost invisible. On the copper colored base drift three blue and white snowflake dials, the color matching that inside the mouth of the vase. There is an old repair of the highest quality visible upon close inspection (to the trained eye) in the blank of the undecorated side, as well as a number of fine cracks which seem to blend into the erratic branches of the pine tree above the dark birds. The vase sits on a custom made rosewood base with five scrolled feet and comes with an unusual custom made lacquered lid decorated with a peony (botan) in gold maki-e. Total height with base 16 inches (40 cm), the height of the vase alone 14 inches (35.5 cm).