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A FINE IMPERIAL PRESENTATION ANDO VASE WITH SEAL OF ANDO STUDIO, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FINE IMPERIAL PRESENTATION ANDO VASE

WITH SEAL OF ANDO STUDIO

MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY


the oviform vase with silver mount, worked in various thicknesses of silver wire and coloured cloisonné enamels with chrysanthemums, the neck with an Imperial mon

37 cm, 14 1/2 in. high

Already in 1901 Ando Jubei was advertised as “patronised by the Imperial Household” and several of his presentation vases with the Imperial sixteen petalled mon are extant.[1] The Khalili Collection includes several similar examples.[2]


[1] Basil H. Chamberlain A Handbook for Travellers in Japan (London, 1901) advertising supplement, 58.


[2] Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley [eds], The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art, (London, 1994), vol. 3, cat. nos. 43, 53 and 54.