An Unusual Cloisonné Vase and Cover, MARK OF INABA WORKSHOP, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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Meiji Period Works of Art from a Private Collection (Lots 1-51)
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An Unusual Cloisonné Vase and Cover
Mark of Inaba Workshop, Meiji period (late 19th century)
The vase and cover of European ceramic form, worked in copper wire and various coloured cloisonné enamels with four shaped panels, alternately enclosing karashishi [lion dog] and peony issuing from rockwork, against a blue ground with stylised flowerheads amongst scrolling clouds, the cover similarly decorated with four panels alternately depicting ho-o bird and butterflies, the finial decoraded with a flower bud
27cm. high

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Lot Essay

This is an interpretation of a European shape, possibly Vincennes or Sèvres. For an example of a Vincennes vase similar to this lot see Marie-Noëlle Pinot de Villechnon, Sèvres Porcelain from the Sèvres Museum 1740 to the Present Day, (London, 1997), p. 20.

For another example of a cloisonné vase in the style of European porcelain by Inaba, see Gregory Irvine, Japanese Cloisonné Enamels, (London, 2006), p.58-59.
The same vase is also illustrated in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number FE.49:1 to 3-2011, go to http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1192968/vase-unknown/

The man behind this collection was an incurable collector who loved art. He was particularly interested in the patina of objects, in multi-coloured bronzes, and in the juxtaposition of media – bronze, enamel and lacquer. He appreciated the details, intricate nature of the decoration and effort required to create each object. His aim was to create a diverse Meiji art collection, of objects created by artisans who were long gone, from a period and country very foreign to his own.