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A rare pair of cloisonne enamelled porcelain jars Takeuchi…
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Melbourne
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12-Oct-2017
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A rare pair of cloisonne enamelled porcelain jars Takeuchi Chubei, Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century, two ovoid covered jars of porcelain over-enamelled in yellow and decorated in wire with wave-design roundels in blue and white, HO-o (phoenix like creature associated with Buddhism) bird roundels, stylised flowers and scrolling foliage, a band of polychrome stylised flowers to the feet and similar on the lids. Signed Dai Nippon (great Japan) Kojin (Personally made) Takeuchi, 26 cm high, note: Takeuchi Chubei was a cloisonne artist working in Nagoya but originally from Aichi prefecture, who was particularly well-known for his complicated Totai-Jippo (enamelled works on porcelain). His works were exhibited and awarded in the Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (National Industrial Exposition) as well as being exhibited at several world expositions. Provenance: Private Collection, Hobart
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Oriental: Cloisonne