Antique Japanese Studio Porcelain Vase NISHIURA ENJI Morning Glory Flower 2 5/8"
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Type: Vase
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Origin/Maker: Attributed to Nishiura Enji (1856-1914). Unmarked but I have a much larger, but nearly identically decorated vase that's marked by Nishiura Enji (see comparison photo for reference only, these vases aren't being sold together). Nishiura Enji established a system to mass produce sometsuke and overglaze mainly in Tajimi. successfully created an underglaze decorating technique using overglaze enamel underneath a transparent glaze, bringing the trends of art nouveau and its glamorously colorful world from the west into the world of Mino ceramics. For his achievements he was awarded a bronze award at the Paris World Exposition in 1889, and also a gold award at the Saint Louis World Exposition in 1904.
Size: 2 5/8" tall ( cm)
Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g)
Provenance:
Collected: San Diego CA antique store MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. One tiny glaze imperfection on the leaf below and to the left of the flower
Subject: Decorated with designs of a morning glory flower in underglaze blue and purple on a white background.
Location:
Antique Japanese Studio Porcelain Vase NISHIURA ENJI Morning Glory Flower 2 5/8"
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See also:
Type: Vase
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Origin/Maker: Attributed to Nishiura Enji (1856-1914). Unmarked but I have a much larger, but nearly identically decorated vase that's marked by Nishiura Enji (see comparison photo for reference only, these vases aren't being sold together). Nishiura Enji established a system to mass produce sometsuke and overglaze mainly in Tajimi. successfully created an underglaze decorating technique using overglaze enamel underneath a transparent glaze, bringing the trends of art nouveau and its glamorously colorful world from the west into the world of Mino ceramics. For his achievements he was awarded a bronze award at the Paris World Exposition in 1889, and also a gold award at the Saint Louis World Exposition in 1904.
Size: 2 5/8" tall ( cm)
Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g)
Provenance:
Collected: San Diego CA antique store MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. One tiny glaze imperfection on the leaf below and to the left of the flower
Subject: Decorated with designs of a morning glory flower in underglaze blue and purple on a white background.
Location:
Antique Japanese Studio Porcelain Vase NISHIURA ENJI Morning Glory Flower 2 5/8"