Room 36 | Japan from 1850 gallery
Explore the major technical and creative developments in arts and crafts of Japan after 1850 and visit the Ashmolean's tea house.
Namikawa Sōsuke (who was unrelated to Namikawa Yasuyuki) was an entrepreneur who began working as a potter and later concentrated on cloisonné enamelling.
In traditional cloisonné, wires are attached to a metal body and coloured enamels are applied between the wires. Namikawa Sōsuke's workshop in Tokyo specialised in the ‘wireless' cloisonné technique, where the wires were hidden or removed completely, giving the effect of a painting.
Tray with two sparrows on a branch (EA2000.50)
Baluster vase with stylized flowers (EA1997.209)
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