Japanese Meiji Taisho Totai Shippo Ceramic Cloisonne Vase Black Ground Pink Floral 5"H Roundel Height = 30"

Height = 30"

It measures about 3" (7

This chawan exemplifies the oil-spot Tenmoku glaze technique (油滴天目 yuteki tenmoku)

handsome in presence and suited equally to ceremonial use or display

The robes are worked in iron-red with fine gold arabesque and linear detailing

Japanese Meiji Taisho Totai Shippo Ceramic Cloisonne Vase Black Ground Pink Floral 5"H Roundel Height = 30"Totai Shippo Ceramic Cloisonn Vase Black Ground Floral Japan, MeijiTaish Period, late 19thearly 20th century A totai shippo (ceramic bodied cloisonn) vase in the baluster form, worked on a black ground with pink and white floral sprays and green foliage, a blue scalloped border at the neck, and a blue lotus petal band at the foot. Totai shippo cloisonn enamel applied to a ceramic rather than metal body is a technically demanding specialty of Meiji and