24” tall Cloisonné Vase Thrift Store Find

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  1. StaceyFinds

    StaceyFinds Active Member

    I just wanted to share this vase that I found at my local Goodwill. It is a little dinged up and is missing its bottom (the last picture is the bottom), but I think that it is beautiful and a piece of art. I was amazed at the size which is 24” tall.

    I only paid $4.23 including tax! They had it priced at $3.99. Maybe because of the damage?

    Now what I also found amazing was that I paid $6.35 for a plastic storage tote at the same goodwill. So they value plastic totes more than a beautiful vase like this….

    I am still learning, but I wanted to confirm… is this Japanese and would it have been created in the early 1900’s?

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  2. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

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  3. StaceyFinds

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    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

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  6. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    I don't know how the measured them. Sorry. They have the same design features as yours, so you know yours is Japanese. I saw a whole range of pieces over long periods of history with the same elements. I can't help you beyond this because I don't know how to date them. I am just a researcher.
     
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  7. StaceyFinds

    StaceyFinds Active Member

    Thank you for the info that you have given me. I appreciate it!
     
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  8. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Pretty sure Kiko is correct that this was made to be a lamp.

    It may have started originally as a vase many moons ago, then that vase was converted to a lamp.

    Great price at $3.99. Nice find!
     
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  9. StaceyFinds

    StaceyFinds Active Member

    Thank you! I couldn’t believe it when I saw the price and promptly picked it up. :)
     
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  10. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    That would make a very nice lamp again, or you could fit some sort of bottom on it and use it as a vase.
     
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