371 - Inaba Shichiho A cloisonné "chrysanthemum" censer Inaba Shichiho (1851–1931) was the founder of Kin'unken Inaba, a long-established Kyoto cloisonné workshop. In 1889 he began the production and sale of Kyoto cloisonné ware in Kyoto. He exhibited at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, where he was awarded a silver medal, and the following year was appointed purveyor to the Belgian royal household, earning early and considerable acclaim abroad, where his work became known among collectors as "Inaba cloisonné."

Inaba Shichiho A cloisonné "chrysanthemum" censer Inaba Shichiho (1851–1931) was the founder of Kin'unken Inaba, a long-established Kyoto cloisonné workshop. In 1889 he began the production and sale of Kyoto cloisonné ware in Kyoto. He exhibited at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, where he was awarded a silver medal, and the following year was appointed purveyor to the Belgian royal household, earning early and considerable acclaim abroad, where his work became known among collectors as "Inaba cloisonné." A small cloisonné teapot with gilt decoration against a black ground. A band of pendant tassel-like motifs encircles the body, with a phoenix-like design rendered in vividly coloured enamel. A cloisonné incense burner densely decorated against a pale celadon-coloured ground with white chrysanthemums and foliage. At the centre of the rounded lid sits a jewel-form knob scattered with chrysanthemum blooms. Teapot : W: 12.5cm H: 14.8cm incense : W: 8cm H: 10.5cm Japan