Cloisonné enamelled jar and lid

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 2292.1-2
Type: vase; object for daily use; metalwork
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
between 1850 and 1870
Meiji era
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by János Xántus
Materials/Techniques: bronze, cloisonné enamel
Dimensions: height: 17 cm (with lid)
diameter: 14 cm
diameter (mouth): 7.3 cm
diameter (base): 9.1 cm
height (lid): 2.5 cm
diameter (lid): 8.7 cm
Kaji Tsunekichi’s style.

Lidded jar with floral and textile-patterns.

Bakumatsu period. Shippō technique. Ginger jar shape. Unsigned.

Purchased by János Xántus in Japan in 1869.