Height: 10 1/2 inches, 26.7 cm
Width: 4 inches, 10 cm

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Cloisonné enamel vase by Tanaka Kentaro

Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989

A cloisonné enamel vase of slender baluster shape, supported on a narrow footrim, the sides curving in towards the mouth.  Both mouth and foot are covered in silver rims.  The sides are decorated with pattern of overlapping triangular sail-like forms in cream and pale green, heightened with gold wires, all on a bright green ground.  The slightly recessed base is inlaid in silver with the signature of Kagi.

The signature “kagi” also reads “ken”, which stands for Tanaka Kentaro.  In 1974 (Showa 49) and in 1980 (Showa 55) the artist exhibited his work at the 21st and 27th Nihon Dento Kogei-ten exhibitions (Japan Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibitions).  In the post-war Showa period Tanaka Kentaro worked as glazing specialist at the Ando Cloisonné Company in Nagoya.

昭和时代/田中太郎作珐琅花瓶

此瓶敛口,器型瘦长清秀,细圈足。其通体以松石绿色为地,周身装饰白色船帆形纹饰,口沿及圈足为银色,圈足内嵌银丝落款。田中太郎为日本战后重要珐琅艺术家,曾于名古屋安藤珐琅公司任釉料配方专家。其作品曾分别于1974年及1980年入选日本全国传统手工艺展。