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Namikawa Yasuyuki
Vase with Design of Birds on Blossoming Cherry Treecirca 1890-1895

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Tall cloisonné enamel vase with glossy black ground, decorated with flowering branches, two perched birds, and iris plants in white, pink, and green, with silver rim and foot mounts
Cloisonné enamel vase with a tall ovoid form, black ground decorated with flowering cherry branches, small multicolored birds perched among blossoms, iris plants at the base, and a geometric polychrome band at the narrow neck, with silver metal mounts at rim and foot.

Namikawa Yasuyuki, Vase with Design of Birds on Blossoming Cherry Tree, circa 1890-1895, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tosk, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Namikawa Yasuyuki
Japan, 1845-1927
Title
Vase with Design of Birds on Blossoming Cherry Tree
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1890-1895
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Cloisonne with silver wire, silver mounts on copper body
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (15.9 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tosk
Accession Number
M.91.251.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art