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NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI: A SUPERB MIDNIGHT-BLUE GROUND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘BLOSSOMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS’ SPHERICAL JAR AND COVER
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NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI: A SUPERB MIDNIGHT-BLUE GROUND CLOISONNé ENAMEL ‘BLOSSOMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS’ SPHERICAL JAR AND COVER

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

Finely crafted, the spherical body resting on a gently tapered foot and rising to a short, straight neck with a broad mouth, fitted with a domed cover surmounted by a kiku-shaped silver finial that matches the silver mounts at each end of the vessel. The exterior finely decorated with vibrant polychrome enamels outlined with silver wire, to depict an array of blossoming chrysanthemums with leafy stems against a midnight-blue ground. The underside signed within a square silver plaque mounted on the base, Kyoto NAMIKAWA.

HEIGHT 10.2 cm, WIDTH 7.7 cm
WEIGHT 220 g

Provenance: Christie’s, The Japanese Aesthetic, London, 15 May 2013, lot 126 (sold for GBP 17,500 or approx. EUR 29,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A Japanese private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: The jar in excellent condition without any damage or restoration (checked under UV light). Only very minor manufacturing-inherent irregularities including minor pitting and tiny holes. The mounts with some expected general wear. The lid with two small losses, one with an associated crack.

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.

Museum comparison:
Compare a closely related cloisonné lidded jar, also decorated with chrysanthemum blossoms, by Namikawa Yasuyuki, 14.6 cm high, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), accession number M.2017.202a-b.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related cloisonné enamel jar and cover, decorated with chrysanthemum blossoms, by the workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, 8 cm high, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 19 March 2019, lot 329 (sold for USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 27,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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