Japanese Art


















A cloisonné enamel box and cover by Ando, and two cloisonné enamel vases


One by the Ando Jubei Company, Taisho/Showa, 20th centuryThe cover decorated with pine, prunus and bamboo in silver wire on pale green ground, stamped Jungin (Pure Silver) to rims and Ando mark to base, 15cm long; a small bottle vase decorated with floral design in silver wire on lavender ground, Ando mark to base, 16cm high; a third slender baluster vase decorated with a band of shishi amidst scrolling foliage overlaying flowering prunus issuing from rock work in matt enamels.24cm high (4).