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AN IMPRESSIVE ANDO VASE
VARIOUS PROPERTIES A CLOISONNÉ AND LACQUERED
A FINE SILVER VASE BRONZE VASE ANDO STUDIO MARK, MEIJI PERIOD,
TH
20
CENTURY
SIGNED MUSASHI YA AND SEALED MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19 TH CENTURY
OZEKI SEI, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19 TH 七宝象嵌壺、明治時代、19世紀後期 七宝壺、安藤印、明治時代、19世紀後期
CENTURY the tall tapering vase in a deep blue enamel
the rounded oval vase with short neck
銀製壺、銘 武蔵屋 大関製、明治時代、 of bronze decorated in a red and black with a band of moriage in various coloured
19世紀後期 patination using a mokume-gane technique, cloisonné enamels of green and white with
the side with two panels, one depicting lilies, Ando mark silver rims, and fitted wood
the elegant vase on four low scroll feet a phesant in gold on a silver ground, the stand
and with pierced cover surmounted with other with bamboo in mother-of-pearl, the 50.5 cm., 19¾ in. high
chrysanthemum finial, the silver body with centre with a band of shakudo with cloisonné The artisans of the Ando Cloisonné Company
a stippled ground, the neck with a band enamel and gold medallions in Hirata style, (Ando Shipoyaki Ten) were active participators
of geometric design in various coloured the neck in shakudo with gold inlay at international expositions in Europe and
cloisonné enamels, gold inlay 17 cm., 6⅝ in. high America around the turn of the century. They
13.5 cm., 5⅜ in. high innovatively absorbed artistic trends of Western
The pair to this vase is in the Vicotria and art of that time, such as Impressionism, and
£ 15,000-20,000 Albert Museum: number 141A-1892, currently adopted them on the grounds of Japanese
€ 17,700-23,500 US$ 19,900-26,500 on view in the Toshiba Gallery. enamelling craftmanship. This tall vase vividly
decorated with white water lilies and leaves
‡ £ 15,000-20,000 playfully creates a visual exposure of cross-
€ 17,700-23,500 US$ 19,900-26,500
cultural aesthetics and pays homage to themes
regularly depicted by Impressionist artists such
as Claude Monet.
£ 70,000-100,000
€ 82,500-118,000 US$ 92,500-133,000

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