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Japanese Inaba Cloisonne Enamel Table Screen browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Enamel: Pre 1960: item # 981315 Please refer to our stock # 8-083 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $795 |
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This superb miniature four-panel cloisonné table screen is meticulously decorated with flying birds amid a profusion of flowers on a rich black enamel ground. Stamped on the back with the “Inaba” trademark and “Made in Japan,” it dates to the mid-20th century. Each arched rectangular panel is bordered with brass. The quality of the bird and floral designs is truly breathtaking. The delicate silver wire work is meticulous, and the lush enamel colors -- which have beautiful shading gradations -- stand out brilliantly against the deep black ground. Each panel is a miniature work of art unto itself. The back is silvered brass which has been finely etched with a landscape design of boats on a lake with Mt. Fuji rising in the background. The Inaba Company, founded by Inaba Nanaho in 1887, was one of the foremost cloisonné workshops in Kyoti during Japan’s Golden Age of cloisonne. It continued to produce cloisonne of the highest quality until the late 1980's. Cloisonne is an artcraft which requires great technical knowledge as well as the skill to produce an aesthetically pleasing item using a combination of vitreous enamel and metal wires. The wires are arranged in designs upon the metal body, into the compartments (“cloisons”) of which the enamels are packed. The item is then fired repeatedly to bring the enamels above the level of the wires and then buffed and polished many times. CONDITION is perfect, with absolutely no damage or restoration. Any distortion in the photographs is due to reflection. DIMENSIONS: 7 3/8” (18.8 cm) high, 13” (33 cm) total length. Each panel is approximately 3 1/8” (8.0 cm) wide. Heavy for its size, it weighs over 2 pounds (1 kg). |
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