A small cloisonné enamel vase
The property of a Philadelphia gentleman
A small cloisonné enamel vase

Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Namikawa (workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927)

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A small cloisonné enamel vase
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Namikawa (workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki; 1845-1927)
The compressed bulbous body with a long tapering neck, decorated in polychrome enamels and silver wires with purple hanging wisteria against a black ground, signature on a silver tablet mounted on base; silver rims
3 3/8 in. (8.7cm.) high
Exhibited
Fogg Art Museum, on loan, 1971

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