Japanese Ginbari enamel & silver vase, wisteria flowers, c. 1900
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Fine Japanese Ginbari ‘Pigeon Blood’ enameled vase, with a continuous incised band of wisteria flowers hanging against a textured ground, with metal band to foot & rim.
Incised Kumeno Teitaro mark to foot
Circa 1900
12cm high
Very good condition, the metalwork showing age, no surface damage
Ginbari is the term for the technique seen on this vase, with a layer of easily carved silver foil placed on the copper body, which is then encased in enamels – in this case deep ruby red known as ‘Pigeon’s Blood’.
Kumeno Teitaro (1865-1939) was a respected craftsman of the late 19th-early 20th century in Japan, achieving fame through the export market.
He opened his studio in 1882 and exhibited at many national and international exhibitions including Nuremberg 1885, Paris 1889 (where he was awarded a silver medal) and Chicago 1893.
At St Louis 1904 he was awarded a ‘grand prize’ and a gold medal at Liège in 1905.
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