Caption

Tray, Namikawa Sôsuke 1847–1910, ca. 1890–1900 Meiji period, Japan, Nagoya. Rectangular tray with rounded corners, height 1.3 cm, width 23.1 cm, depth 17.2 cm. Cloisonné enamel, musen wireless and yusen cloisonné techniques; shakudo alloy rim. Obverse: asymmetrical painterly composition in musen showing a white heron standing on one leg beside a clump of white and blue irises against a neutral background gradating from bluish at the bottom to cream with a hint of pink. Sparse wires shosen define the bird’s beak and legs. Reverse: dense cherry blossom ornament in two shades of brown on a matte dark brown enamel ground, flowers executed with gold wires and a central silver-wired seal bearing the signature Sakigake., A low rectangular shallow tray viewed from the side with a dark rim and a patterned side showing a repeating floral motif in brown and tan; the inside surface visible near the rim shows pale cream and soft green tones, and the background and surface beneath the tray are light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_259

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Keywords

Tray Namikawa Sôsuke 1847–1910 ca 1890–1900 Meiji period Japan Nagoya Rectangular tray rounded corners height 1.3 cm width 23.1 cm depth 17.2 cm Cloisonné enamel musen wireless yusen cloisonné techniques shakudo alloy rim Obverse asymmetrical painterly composition musen showing white heron standing leg beside clump white blue irises neutral background gradating bluish bottom cream hint pink Sparse wires shosen define bird’s beak legs Reverse dense cherry blossom ornament two shades brown matte dark brown enamel ground flowers executed gold wires central silver-wired seal bearing signature Sakigake low rectangular shallow tray viewed side dark rim patterned side showing repeating floral motif tan inside surface visible near rim pale cream soft green tones background surface beneath tray light gray.