A MUSEUM PIECE art deco JAPANESE GOLD SILVER IKEBANA MIYAMOTO SHOKO Ca 1917

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Item description :
A extremely rare and important museum piece, a antique hand hammered ikebana bowl by Miyamoto Shoko decorated with gold, silver and copper coins examples from past periods and a silver finishing inside.
The Ikebana Bowl is a traditional Japanese item used for creating minimal flower arrangements.
This ikebana bowl is special made, commissioned for display at the opening with floral arrangements of the Osaka branch of the Tokyo Furukawa Bank, which was established in 1917. The Osaka branch probably opened ca. 1920 since the name of the bank changed to Furukawa Bank in 1922.
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Miyamoto Shoko [宮本商行]
Masaru Miyamoto
Masaru Miyamoto, in 1880, in order to increase the sales of tobacco and cigarettes to foreigners founded a Moyamoto Shoko company, which produced different silverwares in general and particularly silver cigarette cases.
In 1899 Miyamoto's store has been moved to Ginza district, Tokyo, where it is located till today. After the promulgation of the gold standard, which increased the interest for gold and silver metal wares, Miyamoto Shoko sales even increased. In addition, in the beginning of the 20th century, the traffic of foreign tourists widely increased, which contributed to the store growth as well. On the wave of popularity, Miyamoto designed and produced his products for many diplomatic persons, such as Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Household Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government agencies.
In 1919, Miyamoto established a joint-stock company Miyamoto Shoko. In September 1923 the store was hit by the Great Kanto Earthquake, some of the products were burnt, luckily no employees were injured and store was reopened after three months. Then, as a result of further efforts to improve the quality of products, it has led to get a credit from the customers more than ever before.
In 1941, during hard WWII times, in order to continue its business, Miyamoto became a member of the Asahi Shimbun companies group.
In October 1959, branches of the Miyamoto Shoko store were opened in Osaka and Fukuoka. In 1962, the original store was reopened in Ginza district, Tokyo.
In 1965, the exhibition of artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun was held at the National Museum, attended by 1.29 million visitors, where Miyamoto presented his scarab jewelry series.
In 1982, Miyamoto produced a trophy for the Japan Open Championship as a request of the Japan Golf Association.
In 2012 the old building where Miyamoto Shoko was located was put into restoration, forcing the store to move into another building in Ginza district. A new store has a gallery corner with exhibitions of the antique and vintage works made by Miyamoto along the company's history.
Source: Smokingsamurai
Origin :
Japan
Period :
Taishō (1912–26)
Signature :
株式會社東京古河銀行 Tokyo Koga bank
大取支店 Otori branch
開業紀念 opening commemoration
And the seal says 宮本 謹製 made by Miyamoto
Date of production :
Ca 1917
Material :
Gold, silver and copper
Measurements :
The size is approx 6.3 X 2.2 inch ( 16 X 5.5 cm )
Condition :
Little signs of age but in my opinion not disturbing, see photos
Provenance :
Private Collection ( Paris / France )
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