ANDO JUBEI: A FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE WITH FRUITING PERSIMMON TREEBy the workshop of Ando Jubei (1876-1953), signed with the Ando company markJapan, first half of 20th century, Taisho period (1912-1926) to early Showa period (1926-1989)Of baluster shape, worked in silver wire and musen-shippo (wireless) with brightly colored enamels depicting a ripe persimmon tree with leafy branches heavy with fruit, the main branch masterfully silhouetted in wireless cloisonné against the pale-celadon ground. The leaves and fruit are worked with remarkable naturalism showing varying gradients of color simulating the subtle difference of ripeness of fruit and exposure to the sun of the leaves. With silver rims, stamped ‘silver’ and with the silver-wire Ando company mark to the underside.HEIGHT 24.5 cmWEIGHT 1,739 gCondition: Very good condition, some minor pitting, some light manufacturing-inherent crackling under the surface.Provenance: From a private collection, Australia.Ando Jubei (1876–1953) was a Japanese cloisonné artist from Nagoya. Along with Hayashi Kodenji, he dominated Nagoya's enameling industry in the late Meiji era. Ando, Namikawa Yasuyuki, and Namikawa Sosuke are considered the three artists whose technical innovations brought in the "Golden Age for Japanese cloisonné" in the late 19th century.Ando Jubei was the Meiji era's most prolific creator of presentation wares (artworks that were commissioned by members of the Imperial Family for presentation to foreign dignitaries). He exhibited at the Japan–British Exhibition of 1910.Auction comparison:Compare a related moriage cloisonné enamel vase decorated with a persimmon tree, by Ando Jubei, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art, 12 September 2018, New York, lot 1218 (sold for 35,000 USD).