Ando Cloisonné Company
Box Decorated with Swimming Dragon Fish
1899
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Ando Cloisonné Company
Box Decorated with Swimming Dragon Fish
1899
Physical Qualities
Patinated metal, moriage enamel, 5 x 17.7 x 10 cm. (1 15/16 x 6 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore
Object Number
2011.349
The moriage enamel depicts a dragon-headed fish, the Chinese symbol of a scholar 'jumping the Dragon Falls' or passing the entrance examination required for appointment to the official bureaucracy, surrounded by swirling waters. The surface patination and dowel-mounted corners give the box the appearance of leather decorated with wireless raised enamels in shades of teal, lavendar, orange and yellow. The cloth lining appears to be a replacement.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2011; Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore, by purchase c. 1994; Kyoto Shinmonzen-dori antiques shop
Frances Klapthor, BMA, "An Artist's Fresh Glaze," April 30 - November 4, 2012.
Collection installation, "Asia. 1,000 Years of Exchange in East Asia", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Collection installation, "Asia. 1,000 Years of Exchange in East Asia", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Markings: Stamped on bottom: Ando mark and 6-character oval seal mark, "Shachihoku Rai go"
Artist
Ando Cloisonné Company
1880-01-01 00:00:00
Nagoya, established 1880
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