Mimeguri Embankment and Calligraphy, from a Harimaze Prints series

Ando Hiroshige

Edo period (1615-1868), 1848-1852

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Ku7. Each piece in this service bears four framed floral bouquets, the center one with an unengraved cartouche. Looking from the top-down, each piece is in quatrefoil shape. The handles are scrolled gracefully, and the finials hark back to an earlier, regency design. The form and design of the service bear no indication of its Bhuj origin, and it was obviously a commissioned set done in the British style.The pieces are marked “Bhuj J.D.” Wilkinson mentions two Kutch silversmiths whose mark this might be: Jetha Dosa and Jaradi Davekur Kanji.
Dish in irregular peony form decorated inside with two white peonies in linework on green enamel background; unglazed bottom; painted grass blades on exterior.
OT-26 Répoussé and chased silver bowl, withBurmese Figures and foliage in scenes possibly from the Hindu epic The Ramayana. The processions and scenes of music and dance are typical of the “swami silver” that are depicted in Madras silver, but that are also used in Burmese silver. The figures are quite finely done, showing a sophisticated knowledge of anatomy and a high level of execution. The piece is not hallmarked, but tests over 800 for silver purity. It is very similar to a tea caddy in the possession of the previous owner, which was stamped, “Coomses Company Ltd Silversmiths Rangoon,” [Burma] and was quite possibly produced in the same workshop.
Beaker with carved lotus-petal exterior, brown wash on base.