Meiji-era Cloisonné Collection with Egret and Iris Motifs

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A collection of cloisonne, Meiji period circa 1910, the first of squat shape featuring a line of eight silver young egrets in red on a nanako ground and gin-bari technique, incised seal mark of Ota Jinnoei to base; the second, of baluster shape with an egret motif in pale blue, red and green enamels on a gin-bari ground variation, (minor hairlines on the shoulders), attributed to Ota Jinoei; the third, baluster shaped vase with thin neck and flared mouth in gin-bari style with irises, butterflies and rinpa style clouds, signed with stamped monogram, artist unknown but similar to some of Kumeno Teitaro's work. Akasuke or red enamelling is believed to have been invented around 1880 by Ota Jinnoei and Honda Yosaburo (Coben and Ferster, Japanese cloisonne, 1982, p.132) ' (3)

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Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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Jinnoei, Ota (Japan) - cloisonne, Japanese 5

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