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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion
Huo Pavilion
Vase with moon and cherry tree design
Namikawa Sōsuke, 1847–1910; active Japan
Japanese
Meiji era, 1868–1912
2004-365
More Context
Didactics
After Izzard: The vase of bulbous baluster form with tall neck and flaring rim decorated with a full moon behind a blossoming cherry branch set against a pale grey ground; sealed Sosuke on the base; shakudo fittings. Wire and enamel seal corresponds to # 41 in Coben & Ferster, p.211 (惣助)
Information
Title
Vase with moon and cherry tree design
Maker
Medium
Wireless cloisonné enamel with shakudō fittings
Dimensions
h. 15.6 cm., diam. 7.6 cm. (6 1/8 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alice and Bernard Gerb in memory of Pauline Lester
Object Number
2004-365
Place Made
Asia, Japan
Culture
Period
Subject
– Gerd Lester and Pauline Lester collection, by inheritance to Alice Gerb (Princeton, NJ).
–2004 Alice and Bernard Gerb (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004.
–2004 Alice and Bernard Gerb (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004.
