A Japanese Cloisonne Charger, Namikawa School

Meiji period (1868-1912), a large cloisonne dish with copper and silver wire in musen shippo (wireless) technique, featuring a rare scene of ships filled with straw on the sea with mountains in the background, in the foreground stunning pink cherry blossoms cascade over the scene, light blue enamels to reverse with wave cloisonne pattern, unmarked.

12 in. diameter

Property of a Chapel Hill Gentleman

A few small cracks to enamel at rim; a few minute areas of enamel loss; metal border with small loss.