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Decanter-Shaped Vase with Dragonfly
ca. 1915 (Taisho)
cloisonné enamel on silver
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
A long-necked vase white enamel moriage (relief) design to imitate ceramics and a dragonfly depicted in colored enamels on the neck. Mark of Ando Jubei on bottom.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1915 | The Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco. |
| 2025 | Japanese Cloisonne Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996-0. |
Geographies
Japan, Nagoya (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 3/16 × Diam: 6 9/16 in. (25.9 × 16.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1915
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1725