A pair of vases

Kôno, c. 1900

These two vases are decorated with naturalistically represented cranes and pine trees on a deep-blue ground. Both pine trees and cranes symbolise long life. The detailed rendering and sophisticated colour nuances illustrate the technical progress undergone by the cloisonné enamel process since the opening of Japan in 1854. Like Tokyo and Nagoya, Yokohama was a centre for the export of cloisonné enamel wares.

  • Artwork typevase
  • Object numberAK-RBK-14608-B-1
  • Dimensionsdiameter 25.3 cm, diameter 40.5 cm, height 61 cm x weight 7.4 kg, diameter 28.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsemail-cloisonné op koper