A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE BY ANDO JUBEI (1876–1956)
Provenance
Sold Sotheby’s, London, 11 March 1982
Distinguished Private Collection: London, UK
Literature
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For a similar vase by Ando Jubei, see Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley, eds., The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art, vol. III Meiji no Takara, Treasure of Imperial Japan: Enamel (London, The Kibo Foundation, 1995), pl. 55
Publications
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby’s, 1981-82, p. 270
Gregory Irvine, Japanese Cloisonné Enamels: The Seven Treasures (London, V&A Museum, 2006), p. 124
This exceptionally fine vase, depicting a persimmon tree in bloom, is decorated in vibrant moriage cloisonné enamels using the musen (‘wireless’) technique, allowing for a seemless transition between raised areas of decoration and the ground.
Ando Jubei (1876-1953) and Company was one of the leading producers of cloisonné wares during the Meiji and Tashō (1912-26) eras, supplying works to the Imperial Household.