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60  |   ANDO JUBEI: A FINE                                         61  |   A FINE CLOISONNÉ
                                                                                                                                 CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE                                              ENAMEL VASE IN THE
                                                                                                                                 WITH CRANES                                                        MANNER OF HAYASHI
                                                                                                                                                                                                    KODENJI
                                                                                                                            By Ando Jubei (1876-1953), signed with the
                                                                                                                            mark of the Ando company                                           Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
                                                                                                                            Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

                                                                                                                                                                                               The faceted vase shows a midnight blue
                                                                                                                            The baluster-shaped vase shows a deep-                             ground and is decorated with silver wire
                                                                                                                            black ground and is decorated with silver                          and colored enamels to depict a tranquil
                                                                                                                            wire and colored enamels to show five red-                         scene of two sparrows perched on a
                                                                                                                            crested cranes depicted in flight. Applied                         branch beneath hanging wisteria and
                                                                                                                            with a silver rim to the mouth and base, the                       above a dense composition of flowers
                                                                                                                            Ando company mark shown on the rim of                              including morning glory, peonies and iris
                                                                                                                            the base.                                                          blossoms. Another sparrow is depicted in
                                                                                                                                                                                               flight next to the wisteria. The mouth and
                                                                                                                            HEIGHT 25 cm                                                       base with a silver-applied rim.
                                                                                                                            Condition: Superb condition, extremely                             HEIGHT 25 cm
                                                                                                                            minor surface wear.
                                                                                                                            Provenance: Private collection, Geneva,                            Condition: Small imperfections and faults,
                                                                                                                            Switzerland.                                                       minor fritting, minor surface scratches and
                                                                                                                                                                                               minor surface wear. One larger area where
                                                                                                                            Estimate EUR 1.200,-                                               the enamel has been damaged and sealed
                                                                                                                            Starting price EUR 600,-                                           above the third sparrow in flight. Generally,
                                                                                                                                                                                               in good condition.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Provenance: Austrian private collection
                                                                                                                                                                                               acquired at the local Viennese art market.

                                                                                                                                                                                               Estimate EUR 800,-
                                                                                                                                                                                               Starting price EUR 400,-




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