Unknown (Historical)
Attributed to the Hayashi Kodenji workshop | Meiji period, late 19th century
This pair of hexagonal cloisonné enamel vases, attributed to the Hayashi Kodenji workshop from the late 19th-century Meiji period, features sparrows and wisteria on a dark blue ground with gold and silver wire work. The refined decoration and ornate details exemplify the exceptional craftsmanship of Japanese decorative arts during this period.
- Medium
- the hexagonal vases with low waisted neck and everted foot, finely decorated in coloured cloisonné enamels and worked in various thicknesses of gold and silver wire on a dark blue ground, with sparrows amongst trailing wisteria fronds and vine, the neck rim with ornate lappets containing stylised chrysanthemum heads, the interior with further lappets and sprays of hollyhock on a pale blue counter-enamel ground
- 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: $15,000 – $20,000
Lot 59
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