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An impressive rare cloisonné enamel vase — Sealed Kume (Kumeno Teitaro, 1865-1939) | Meiji period, late 19th century

An impressive rare cloisonné enamel vase

Sealed Kume (Kumeno Teitaro, 1865-1939) | Meiji period, late 19th century

A rare Meiji period cloisonné enamel vase with chrome mounts, created by master craftsman Kumeno Teitaro. Decorated with translucent enamels on hammered silver foil depicting flowering botanical forms.

Medium
the trumpet vase with chrome mounts, decorated in translucent coloured enamels on a hammered silver foil ground, with a flowering branch of foliage with its large leaves extending across the body, the interior similarly decorated, sealed Kume (Kumeno Teitaro, 1865-1939)
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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: $20,000 – $30,000

Lot 72

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An impressive rare cloisonné enamel vase, Sealed Kume (Kumeno Teitaro, 1865-1939) | Meiji period, late 19th century

A rare Meiji period cloisonné enamel vase with chrome mounts, created by master craftsman Kumeno Teitaro. Decorated with translucent enamels on hammered silver foil depicting flowering botanical forms.

Medium
the trumpet vase with chrome mounts, decorated in translucent coloured enamels on a hammered silver foil ground, with a flowering branch of foliage with its large leaves extending across the body, the interior similarly decorated, sealed Kume (Kumeno Teitaro, 1865-1939)
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ornate, Japanese, Botanical, Silver, Vase, Decorative Arts, Cloisonné Enamel, Late 19th Century, Meiji Period, Japanese metalwork, Colorful, Flowers, Still Life