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Vase with Two Pheasants

Shibayama Soichi (Japanese, active 19th century) (Artist)

Kanyosai (Japanese, Japanese) (Artist)

mid 19th century

Elephant ivory, quartz, carnelian, paint, mother-of-pearl, lacquer, wood

Shibayama Sōichi was a renowned artist of the decorative style of Shibayama, a mosaic-like inlay technique that uses a great variety of materials—in this case, quartz, carnelian, and mother-of-pearl—to decorate ivory, embellishing an already precious material.

Inscription

[Signature] Kanyosai

Provenance

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Walters Collection

Exhibitions

1970	Japanese Lacquers. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

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Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall H: 6 3/8 × W: 4 1/2 × D: 3 9/16 in. (16.2 × 11.5 × 9 cm)

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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71.695

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