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NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI: A SUPERB BLACK-GROUND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘BLOSSOMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS' VASE
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NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI: A SUPERB BLACK-GROUND CLOISONNé ENAMEL ‘BLOSSOMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS' VASE

By Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), signed Kyoto Namikawa
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Finely crafted, the baluster body gently tapering toward a narrow foot and rising to high, rounded shoulders surmounted by a short, straight neck with a circular mouth, both ends fitted with gilt-metal mounts. The exterior is richly decorated in vibrant polychrome enamels outlined with silver wire, depicting an array of blossoming chrysanthemums with leafy stems upon an ocher-toned ground designed to suggest an overflowing glaze issuing from the mouth of the vessel. The edges of the cascading glaze are defined by double silver wires and a thin line of darker brown enamel, set against a deep jet-black ground. The underside is signed within a square silver tablet mounted to the base, Kyoto NAMIKAWA.

HEIGHT 9.4 cm
WEIGHT 100 g

Provenance: Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 22 September 2005, lot 257 (sold for USD 22,800 or approx. EUR 32,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). Christie’s, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 25 April 2017, lot 75 (sold for USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 34,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A Japanese private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Excellent condition without any damage or restoration (checked under UV light). Only very minor manufacturing-inherent irregularities including minor pitting and few tiny holes. The mounts with some expected general wear.

Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) is widely regarded as one of the foremost Japanese cloisonné artists of all time. Born Namikawa Takaoka, he began his artistic career around 1868, later working for the Kyoto Cloisonné Company from 1871 to 1874 before founding his own independent workshop. He is especially noted for his technical and material innovations, including the creation of the first transparent black glaze, developed in collaboration with the German scientist Gottfried Wagener, which proved foundational for subsequent advances in transparent enamels, and refined the use of fine wirework to an exceptional degree, achieving an unprecedented level of precision and control. Over time, his decorative approach evolved from primarily ornamental compositions toward increasingly pictorial and naturalistic designs.

Namikawa achieved significant international recognition at major world expositions, receiving awards at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 and at the Expositions Universelles in Paris held in 1878 and 1889. He was likewise honored at a series of National Industrial Expositions in Japan, established from 1877 onward, ultimately accumulating a total of 31 prizes in both domestic and international venues. In 1896, together with the unrelated Namikawa Sosuke (1847-1910), Yasuyuki was appointed Imperial Household Artist, the only two cloisonné makers to receive this prestigious designation.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related cloisonné enamel vase, decorated with chrysanthemum blossoms over drips of green glaze, by the workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, Meiji period, late 19th century, 10.2 cm high, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, New York, 19 March 2013, lot 2406 (sold for USD 32,500 or approx. EUR 39,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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