art_history_animalia, 5 months ago

#FishFriday:

1. Yamamoto Shuko
   Barrel-shaped Vase with High-Relief Fish Design [Striped Angelfish]
   1920-30
   Kaketani porcelain
2. Ando Cloisonné Company
   Box Decorated with Swimming Dragon Fish
   early 20th c.
   Patinated metal, moriage enamel

Baltimore Museum of Art display
#JapaneseArt

“Yamamoto Shuko Japanese, dates unknown Barrel-shaped Vase with High-Relief Fish Design 1920-1930 Izushi kilns, Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Kaketani porcelain stone with enamel glazes Gift of Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore, BMA 2019.213 The striped angelfish on this vase is common in coral reefs from Japan to Indonesia. From the late 19th century, Japanese immigrant communities in Indonesia collected pearls and established fisheries as Japan became one of Indonesia's primary trading partners. During the 1920s, Japan provided most of Indonesia's textile and ceramic imports; by 1930, Japanese business interests extended to rubber, sugar, timber, and oil. This vase may reflect to Japan's interest in Indonesia as a source of shared sea life as well as personal wealth.”
photo of the dragonfish box on display
“Ando Cloisonné Company Nagoya, Japan, active 1880-present Box Decorated with Swimming Dragon Fish early 20th century Patinated metal, moriage enamel Gift of Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore, BMA 2011.349 SLAS Nagoya was the original center for cloisonne cloisonné enamel production in Japan. Ando Jubei (1876-1956) established one of five workshops-studios in the city. His workshop remains in operation today, the longest lasting of all the Japanese cloisonné companies. Ando Company artists specialize in a wireless technique that requires laborious layering of many coats of enamel to achieve the required thickness and color.”