A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DISH.By Namikawa Yasuyuki, dated 1895.Worked in silver and gilt wire with butterflies over a clump of chrysanthemums, pink, begonia and dayflower beside a stream, the border of a linked kiku design, all reserved on a dark midnight blue background, the underside with a scrolling pattern in gilt wire, signed on a silver plaque, Kyoto Namikawa, the date,1895 in silver wire, applied a silver rim and foot, 15.2cm diameter.Provenance: a private collection for three generations thence the present owner.花蝶図七宝皿、銘 京都並河 Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845 – 1927) was in his prime in 1895, having achieved great success both artistically and financially. He overcame technical and design issues over enamelling intricate designs, and created his ‘trade-mark’ lustrous cloisonné enamel pieces, which became popular amongst Western visitors to Japan. Yasuyuki improved enamelling techniques, allowing the empty black space to enhance the design on the object; to create this monochrome background requires more skills than in-filling small cloisone cells as the enamel paste must adhere uniformly to the copper base without having any wirework support during the firing process.The elegant design of this lot is reflecting the aristocratic taste of Kyoto, evoking the atmospheric Rimpa and Shijo school paintings, as well as being influenced by the highly stylised designs of European art movements.The fourth National Industrial Exposition (Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai) was held in Kyoto in 1895 and this dish could be made to commemorate the event.Other examples of cloisonné dish by Namikawa Yasuyuki are in the collection at Victoria and Albert Museum, Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum and The Khalili collections.

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