A cloisonné enamel jar and cover
Signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927), Meiji period (late 19th century)
The tapering ovoid jar decorated in polychrome enamels and gold and silver wires with panels of beige, brown and speckled green designed with scattered flowers, the lid, shoulder and foot rim with lappets on a black ground, the lid set with a gilt-copper chrysanthemum finial, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; gilt rims
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high

Exhibited:
Shippoyaki Art Village, Aichi, "Higashi no Namikawa, nishi no Namikawa--Meiji shippo no nidai kyosho / Namikawa from East and West--Twin peaks of Meiji period enamel work," 2014.9.27-11.9

Literature:
Shippoyaki Art Village, ed., Higashi no Namikawa, nishi no Namikawa--Meiji shippo no nidai kyosho (Namikawa from East and West--Twin peaks of Meiji period enamel work) (Aichi: Shippoyaki Art Village, 2014), no. 2.