A cloisonné enamel vase
Signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927), Meiji period (late 19th century)
The stretched bulbous body with a long slender neck with a slightly everted rim, decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with sparrows, chrysanthemums and peony on a black ground, the neck decorated with floret patterns, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; gilt rims
6 in. (15.2 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. 16