A cloisonné enamel vase
Signed Kyoto Namikawa (Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927), Meiji period (late 19th century)
The tapering ovoid vase decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with bush clover and butterflies, the neck and foot decorated with lappets, all against a black ground, signature on base
3 in. (7.6 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. 20.