Vase, Nogawa; workshop; gift; repossession Krakow — A slender miniature vase with a belly widening slightly toward the top and narrow, straight arms. There is no neck; the spout is in the form of a flat ring. The bottom is round, slightly recessed, with an engraved brand. Decoration is sparse: a naturalistically treated wisteria vine placed in the upper part of the belly on one side, from which a sumptuous flower cluster hangs down almost to the end of the vase. Made of silver with gilding and black shakudo patina, the piece combines various metals and alloys for a colorful effect and a darker tone for the decorative motif against the background, blending naturalism with sublime decorativeness. Ca. 1890–1900 Meiji period, 1868–1912. Japan, Kyoto. Vessel. Height 15.7 cm; width 5.3 cm., A tall tapered vase with a smooth surface in a warm brown and amber tone, showing subtle variations of darker and lighter brown; a few raised decorative elements in a darker brown appear on one side, incl...
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Vase, Nogawa; workshop; gift; repossession Krakow — A slender miniature vase with a belly widening slightly toward the top and narrow, straight arms. There is no neck; the spout is in the form of a flat ring. The bottom is round, slightly recessed, with an engraved brand. Decoration is sparse: a naturalistically treated wisteria vine placed in the upper part of the belly on one side, from which a sumptuous flower cluster hangs down almost to the end of the vase. Made of silver with gilding and black shakudo patina, the piece combines various metals and alloys for a colorful effect and a darker tone for the decorative motif against the background, blending naturalism with sublime decorativeness. Ca. 1890–1900 Meiji period, 1868–1912. Japan, Kyoto. Vessel. Height 15.7 cm; width 5.3 cm., A tall tapered vase with a smooth surface in a warm brown and amber tone, showing subtle variations of darker and lighter brown; a few raised decorative elements in a darker brown appear on one side, including a cluster of elongated leaves and a trailing floral motif; the background is a uniform light gray gradient.

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Vase Nogawa workshop gift repossession Krakow slender miniature vase belly widening slightly top narrow straight arms no neck spout form flat ring bottom round slightly recessed engraved brand Decoration sparse naturalistically treated wisteria vine placed upper part side sumptuous flower cluster hangs down almost vase silver gilding black shakudo patina piece combines various metals alloys colorful effect darker tone decorative motif background blending naturalism sublime decorativeness Ca 1890–1900 Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan Kyoto Vessel Height 15.7 cm width 5.3 cm tall tapered smooth surface warm brown amber tone showing subtle variations darker lighter brown raised decorative elements darker brown cluster elongated leaves trailing floral motif uniform light gray gradient.

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