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NAMIKAWA SOSUKE (1847-1910)
A fine cloisonné-enamel rectangular tray
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The square tray worked in colored enamels in musen and standard
cloisonné techniques with silver and gold wires with a sparrow
perched on a branch of a blossoming cherry tree, all against a light
blue ground gradually becoming lighter in shade towards the bottom,
signed and sealed Seitei (Watanabe Seitei 1851-1918) for the
design, the rims shakudo and the reverse with a profusion of cherry
blossoms in two shades of brown enamels and gold wires, with the
Sakigake mark of the artist
11 1/2 x 11 1/2in (29.3 x 29.4cm)
US$25,000 - 35,000
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