A Japanese Silver Sakura Leaf Dish by (Shobi) Jomi Eisuke II

Meiji period (1868-1912), an exquisitely cast silver dish depicting a group of sakura leaves stitched together, the simplistic object is elevated by the medium yet still rendered in a naturalistic manner, with the mark of Jomi Eisuke (Jomi sei) to the underside, 14.37 troy ounces.

1 1/2 in., 8 in. diameter

Private Collection, New York and London

Jomi Eisuke II (active 1890-1910) also known as Jomi Einosuke, studied under Kanaya Gorosaburo. He exhibited extensively at the second, third, and fourth Domestic Industrial Expositions (1881, 1890, and 1895) and also won many prizes at the world’s fairs in Philadelphia (1876), Paris (1878, 1889, and 1900), Chicago (1893), and St Louis (1904), as well as the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 in London.

Very good condition.