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Baluster-form vase with bird and flower design,
ca. 1880

Hayashi Kodenji 林小伝治, 1832–after 1911

Japanese

Meiji era, 1868–1912

2004-370

From the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japanese cloisonné methods underwent a rapid transition. Artisans began to examine and copy objects imported from China that featured complex thin wire supports and dividers (cloisons), and then to work directly with European artisans. The result was an ability to create subtle cloisonné surfaces over ceramic, copper, gold, or silver vessels that featured minimal use of supporting cloisons, as well as the use of gold and silver cloisons for compositional effect. Most of these works were produced for export to Europe, where their high level of craftsmanship was much admired.

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Title

Baluster-form vase with bird and flower design

Dates

ca. 1880

Maker

Hayashi Kodenji 林小伝治

Medium

Cloisonné enamel with silver and gold wire, silver and gilt fittings

Dimensions

h. 17.9 cm., diam. 10.6 cm. (7 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Alice and Bernard Gerb in memory of Pauline Lester

Object Number

2004-370

Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures

Signed and sealed on the base: Hayashi Kodenji

Inscription

Engraved or stamped seal; like #18 in [Cuben & Feister] p. 209 except #18 reads Nagoya at top, while this is ? Chi

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji

Type

cloisonné, vases

Materials

enamel, cloisonné, gold, wire, silver

Subject

hydrangeas, floral patterns, birds, chrysanthemums, maple trees, asters, cherry trees

– Gerd Lester and Pauline Lester collection, by inheritance to Alice Gerb (Princeton, NJ).<br> –2004 Alice and Bernard Gerb (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004. <br>

"Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2004," <em>Record of the Princeton University Art Museum</em> 64 (2005): p. 91-135., p. 128

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Japanese, Meiji era (1868–1912), Hayashi Kodenji 林小伝治 (1832–after 1911), Baluster-form vase with bird and flower design, ca. 1880. Cloisonné enamel with silver and gold wire, silver and gilt fittings; 17.9 x 10.6 cm. Gift of Alice and Bernard Gerb in memory of Pauline Lester (2004-370) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/43328

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