A cloisonné enamel vase with butterflies
Meiji period, late 19th century
An oviform cloisonné enamel vase from the Meiji period decorated with various butterflies in flight on a dark blue ground, rendered in colored enamels and silver wire. The shoulder features a band of stylised chrysanthemums and karakusa with lappet borders at the foot and copper-gilt mounts.
- Medium
- the oviform vase with shorted everted neck, decorated in various coloured enamels and thicknesses of silver wire on a dark blue ground, with butterflies of different varieties and sizes in flight, the shoulder with a band of stylised chrysanthemum heads and karakusa, the foot bordered with lappets, copper-gilt mounts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912
October 22, 2021
Estimate: $8,000 – $10,000
Lot 32
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