NAMIKAWA SOSUKE (1847–1910) OF TOKYO AFTER A DESIGN BY WATANABE SEITEI (1851–1918)
A Cloisonné-Enamel Kidney-shaped Tray
Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely worked in coloured enamels and musen (‘wireless’) and standard cloisonné techniques with silver and gold wires with a pair of doves, on a greyish-brown ground gradually becoming lighter in shade towards the top, signed and sealed Seitei for the design, the rims of gilt, the reverse with a continuous design of stylised birds, flowers and roundels in pale turquoise, ivory and celadon enamels, outlined in fine gold wires against a dark brown ground, signed with the Sakigake mark of Namikawa Sosuke. 23.5cm x 30cm (9¼in x 11¾in). (2).
In very good condition. Small restoration near to the bottom rim. No structural cracks or losses. Minor expected surface wear to the reverse.
