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Japanese cloisonné artist (1847–1910)

In this Japanese name, the surname is Namikawa.

Namikawa Sōsuke (1847–1910) was a Japanese cloisonné artist,^[1] known for innovations that developed cloisonné enamel into an artistic medium sharing many features with paintings.^[2][3] He and Namikawa Yasuyuki (no relation)^{[notes 1]} were the most famous cloisonné artists of the 1890 to 1910 period, known as the "golden age" of Japanese enamels.^[1] Around 1880 he set up and ran the Tokyo branch of the Nagoya Cloisonné Company.^[1] He exhibited his artworks at national and international expositions, where he took an organising role.^[2] He was recognised as an Imperial Household Artist and created art works for imperial residences.

He sometimes signed his works with the character sakigake (pioneer).^[1]

Biography

Japanese cloisonné traditionally involved opaque blocks of enamel