Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927)A cloisonné-enamel vase
Meiji era (1868-1912) late 19th/early 20th century
The elongated ovoid vase worked in silver wires and colored enamels on a black ground with the Bodhisattva Kannon and an attendant descending on clouds, the shoulder decorated with a collar containing chrysanthemum blossoms and phoenixes below multi-registered geometric bands, the mouth with floral reserves, the foot banded with floral garlands and reserves, signed on a silver tablet Kyoto Namikawa
9 5/8in (24.3cm) high