Height: 21.5cms
Date: Circa 1880
£980
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Product Code: KPCL30
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From our collection of Japanese, late 19th Century enamelware, this attractive pair of bottle vases with a stylised Phoenix and Dragon design.
The design of the vases is reminiscent of the bold shapes and Ginbari techniques of Namikawa. The vases feature an alternating flag-like pattern of Dragons and Phoenix on a garnet red ground and with a flamboyant design to the neck.
Offered in good condition as shown in the photographs. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for further images and information or to arrange a viewing.
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Phoenix
The Phoenix is a powerful symbol in Japan and is used to represent the Empress. When used to decorate an object or house it symbolises the loyalty and honesty of the people that live there, traditionally a Phoenix only stays when a ruler is without corruption.
Dragon
Dragons are hugely significant in Asian culture. Known as the Ryu or Tatsu in Japan, they are closely related to the Chinese Long and Korean Yong. Like all Asian dragons, they lack wings and are serpent-like in form. The Japanese dragons rarely fly and usually reside in or near the sea and other bodies of water. Japanese dragons have positive symbolism. They are good and represent wisdom, generosity and they are portrayed as using their powers to help mankind. (Unlike the Dragons of Western mythology.)
Generally you can tell a Chinese dragon from a Japanese by counting the toes, a Chinese having four or five and a Japanese having three.
Cloisonné
Cloisonné is an enameling technique used to decorate metal objects, typically copper or silver, fine lines of metal are used to define the outlines of a design (called cloisons in French which is where the name cloisonne comes from) enamel paste in different colours is applied to the areas, which are then fired in a kiln and polished to create a glass-like finish.
Cloisonné is very fragile and must be treated with the utmost care, as one tiny knock can cause an area to shatter, it is very hard if not impossible to restore Cloisonné.
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