Rare Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vase 19th /20c
RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CLOISONNE VASE 19TH /20C. HERE IS A RARE BULBOUS /JUN SHAPED MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL COPPER VASE, DECORATED WITH ASSORTED PATTERN MOTIFS IN A POLYCHROME COLOR PALETTE. IT FEATURES AN ELONGATED GOOSE NECK, MULTICOLORED GROUNDS AND FURTHER EMBELLISHED WITH MULTICOLORED FLORAL PATTERNS, CHILONG LIKE DRAGON FIGURES, BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES. EARLY AUTHENTIC CLOISONNE PIECES AS SUCH ARE RARELY SEEN. THIS AESTHETIC VASE WILL TRULY ADD PRESENCE TO ANY DECOR.
DIMENSIONS: H: 12 1/4" W: 6 1/2". CIRCA: 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY. SOME WEAR TO OVERALL ENAMEL AS SHOWN. FURTHER A SMALL PIECE OF MISSING ENAMEL (PHOTO 8) A TAD LESS THAN 1 INCH HELPS TO AUTHENTICATE THE ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS VASE SINCE. THE COPPER BASE ALONG WITH THE IMPRESSED MOTIF OF THE CLOISONNE TECHNIQUE IS EXPOSED.
MEIJI PERIOD MARKS THE MODERNIZATION OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY. DURING THIS TIME COPPER WAS USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FINE QUALITY CLOISONNE OBJECTS. THE PIECES WERE MAINLY BOUGHT BY INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS AND ONLY A FEW JAPANESE WERE ABLE TO AFFORD SUCH LUXURY AMONG WHOM WAS THE EMPEROR MEIJI AND HIS IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY, WHICH ORDERED THEM AS GIFTS FOR ROYAL AND PRESIDENTIAL VISITORS TO JAPAN. THANK YOU AND DO LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS FROM VINTAGE TO ANTIQUES.