Caption

Tray, Namikawa Sôsuke 1847–1910 maker, Japanese, Meiji period ca. 1890–1900. Rectangular tray with rounded corners decorated on the obverse with an asymmetrical composition showing a white heron standing on one leg, the other hidden in feathers, next to a clump of white and blue irises. Background neutral, bluish at the bottom to cream at the top with a hint of pink suggesting the fading glow of the aurora. Painterly style achieved using the musen wireless cloisonné technique; sparse wires shosen retained to define the bird’s beak and legs. Reverse covered with a dense cherry blossom ornament in two shades of brown against a uniform matte dark brown enamel ground; the flowers executed using cloisonné yusen with gold wires, and a silver-wired seal in the center woven with the signature Sakigake. Deep glossy black metal tray edge of shakudo alloy. Vessel; height 1.3 cm, width 23.1 cm, depth 17.2 cm. Nagoya, Japan., A shallow rectangular dish viewed from the side, showing a dark rim and a patterned band around the lower edge with a repeated floral motif in gold on a brown background; the interior appears light with a glossy, reflective surface and subtle greenish reflections; overall colors visible include dark blue or black at the rim, brown, gold, light gray or off-white inside, and hints of green.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_258

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Keywords

Tray Namikawa Sôsuke 1847–1910 maker Japanese Meiji period ca 1890–1900 Rectangular tray rounded corners decorated obverse asymmetrical composition showing white heron standing leg hidden feathers next clump white blue irises Background neutral bluish bottom cream top hint pink suggesting fading glow aurora Painterly style achieved using musen wireless cloisonné technique sparse wires shosen retained define bird’s beak legs Reverse covered dense cherry blossom ornament two shades brown uniform matte dark brown enamel ground flowers executed cloisonné yusen gold wires silver-wired seal center woven signature Sakigake Deep glossy black metal tray edge shakudo alloy Vessel height 1.3 cm width 23.1 cm depth 17.2 cm Nagoya Japan shallow rectangular dish viewed side showing dark rim patterned band lower edge repeated floral motif gold brown background interior light glossy reflective surface subtle greenish reflections colors visible include dark blue black rim light gray off-white inside hints green.