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Stylish Showa Period Cloisonné Enamel Beaker Vase by Ando

Creator: Ando -Ando Jubei
Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A stylish Showa period cloisonné enamel beaker vase by Ando, with a single pink orchid on a mat black ground, with the Ando wire mark in the base and assay stamped silver mounts. Japanese, c1950.

Height 10 inches Diameter 5 inches

Footnote: For a very similar example with a white orchid in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see ‘Japanese Cloisonné’ Gregory Irvine, London 2006, pl. 122. In ‘The Seven Treasures: Exhibition of Cloisonné from the V&A and the Edwin Davies Gift’, the online magazine artdaily, Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal describes this design, ‘Vase made by the Ando Company of Nagoya (c.1950-60) depicting a sensuous-looking orchid on a matt-black enamel ground’, as one of the seven highlights of the display.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Ceramic
Condition:	Good. Good
Creation Date:	1950
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	LU973016011041
Incollect Reference #:	449268

Dimensions

H.	10 in;	Diam.	5 in;
H.	25.4 cm;	Diam.	12.7 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art