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Subject:Cloisonne Pin
Posted By: Michaele Shapiro Fri, Nov 06, 2015 IP: 70.210.32.3
This beautiful hallmarked piece has very, very fine detail. It appears to be old. It belonged to my mother, but it could have been in the family for a long time. I would be very grateful for help identifying it. It's about 2 1/4" in diameter.





Subject:Re: Cloisonne Pin
Posted By: Bill H Mon, Nov 09, 2015
The photo is a bit small but the circular decorations look to be in the style of "mon", or Japanese family crests. The mark, shown on its right side, appears to be 芳 (fragrant) within a plum flower-shaped impression. Maybe beadiste recognizes it. I found the character associated with the name 'Yoshi', though there are other transcriptions.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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Subject:Japanese
Posted By: beadiste Tue, Nov 10, 2015
This design appears in belt buckles and bracelets that seem to cluster in the 1910s-1920s era.
Here's an example of another small piece from a recent online auction, a neatly crafted little matchholder. The color and detail on these pieces is very appealing, isn't it?
Is the clasp perhaps an old-fashoned C-clasp rather than a safety clasp?
I looked in Fredric Schneider's book on Japanese cloisonne to see if the mark appeared there, but I did not see it.







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