Japanese Treebark Ceramic Cloisonne Vase Landscape
item#: 1056365
price: SOLD
8 3/8" high Japanese treebark vase decorated on the front with a landscape motif. Tree-bark (Jitaisome Jippo) is a form of ceramic cloisonne in which the colors are done using lacquer rather than enamel. Using lacquer to cover the porcelain jar to resemble treebark, the wires are set into the lacquer to form the designs and the cells are filled with lacquer and polished. This lacquer is not fired. Dates from the Taisho to early Showa period. There is a very worn unidentified stamped mark on the base which might read "Made in Japan." The vase is in very good overall condition. There is a very small chip or production flaw at the foot (see enlargement 5).