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ANDO JUBEI (1876-1953) OTA TOSHIRO (1869-1940)
A cloisonné-enamel vase A pair of moriage cloisonné-enamel vases
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
century The baluster vases with flared necks worked in silver and gold
The baluster vase worked in silver wires and colored enamels wire and polychrome enamels in standard and musen (“wireless”)
in standard and musen (“wireless”) techniques with stands of techniques with blossoming cherry trees and bees against a light
chrysanthemums against a pale green ground, signed on the foot in green ground, the neck decorated with a band of stylized clouds,
a red reserve Ando sei on a brown ground, the foot stamped Jungin signed on the foot with the mark of Ota Toshiro
(Pure silver) 14 5/8in (37.1cm) high
12 1/4in (31.1cm) high
US$12,000 - 18,000
US$2,500 - 3,500
Provenance
Purchased from The Yamato Inc., Los Angeles, March, 1911, and
passed to the current owner by descent

According to the receipt, these vases were awarded the grand prize
for enamelling and design at the 1910 International Exposition held
in Nagoya. Hashimoto Tsunesaburo is cited as the designer and
manufacturer.
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