A slender miniature vase by Nogawa, ca. 1890–1900 Meiji period, 1868–1912, Japan, Kyoto. Silver with gilding and black shakudo patina; height 15.7 cm, width 5.3 cm. Belly widening slightly toward the top with narrow straight arms, no neck, and a spout in the form of a flat ring; round, slightly recessed base with an engraved brand. Sparse decoration: a naturalistically treated wisteria vine placed on the upper belly on one side with a sumptuous hanging flower cluster nearly reaching the base. Masterly technique combining various metals and alloys produces a colorful effect—darker toned motif against the background—where naturalism is combined with sublime decorativeness., A round object viewed from above with a central dark circular opening surrounded by concentric raised rims in brown and brass tones, set against a light gray background; the outer rim shows a slightly darker brown edge and subtle patina variations, and the interior appears deep black.
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A slender miniature vase by Nogawa, ca. 1890–1900 Meiji period, 1868–1912, Japan, Kyoto. Silver with gilding and black shakudo patina; height 15.7 cm, width 5.3 cm. Belly widening slightly toward the top with narrow straight arms, no neck, and a spout in the form of a flat ring; round, slightly recessed base with an engraved brand. Sparse decoration: a naturalistically treated wisteria vine placed on the upper belly on one side with a sumptuous hanging flower cluster nearly reaching the base. Masterly technique combining various metals and alloys produces a colorful effect—darker toned motif against the background—where naturalism is combined with sublime decorativeness., A round object viewed from above with a central dark circular opening surrounded by concentric raised rims in brown and brass tones, set against a light gray background; the outer rim shows a slightly darker brown edge and subtle patina variations, and the interior appears deep black.

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A slender miniature vase Nogawa ca 1890–1900 Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan Kyoto Silver gilding black shakudo patina height 15.7 cm width 5.3 cm Belly widening slightly top narrow straight arms no neck spout form flat ring round recessed base engraved brand Sparse decoration naturalistically treated wisteria vine placed upper belly side sumptuous hanging flower cluster nearly reaching Masterly technique combining various metals alloys produces colorful effect darker toned motif background naturalism combined sublime decorativeness object viewed central dark circular opening surrounded concentric raised rims brown brass tones set light gray background outer rim slightly darker brown edge subtle patina variations interior deep black.

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