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Source Description
This cloisonné vase features a rooster, a hen, and chicks among banana plants. Beginning in the 1880s, Japanese cloisonné artists developed wireless cloisonné (musen shippō), a technique for which Namikawa Sōsuke was renowned. This vase shows no traces of the metal wires that initially outlined the animals and plants. The effect was achieved by taking off the metal wires before each of the three firings, resulting in a cloisonné design that the artist intended to look like a painting.
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Document identity
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6125
label
Vase with Rooster, Hen, and Chicks among Banana Plants
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2
Source metadata
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6125
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object
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normalized
title
Vase with Rooster, Hen, and Chicks among Banana Plants
description
This cloisonné vase features a rooster, a hen, and chicks among banana plants. Beginning in the 1880s, Japanese cloisonné artists developed wireless cloisonné (musen shippō), a technique for which Namikawa Sōsuke was renowned. This vase shows no traces of the metal wires that initially outlined the animals and plants. The effect was achieved by taking off the metal wires before each of the three firings, resulting in a cloisonné design that the artist intended to look like a painting.
provenance
Edward Higginson Williams (1824-1899), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Woodstock, Vermont; Edward Higginson Williams Collection Sale, Christie's, New York, October 12, 1979; Lynne C. and Michael H. Lerner, Hoboken, New Jersey and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1995, by gift.
date
early 20th century (Meiji period (1868-1912))
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Enamels
vases
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
50.5
height
22.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 19 7/8 × Diam: 9 in. (50.5 × 22.9 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
wireless cloisonne (musen shippo)
dynasty
Meiji period
med
Copper, gold-copper alloy (shakudo), silver, gold, enamel
creator_ids
5333
collection_ids
JPK
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2748
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a374a33f81449e04
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no
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2
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photo
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c7789297af2eaad8
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