What’s in a Namikawa?
US: A Japanese cloisonné enamel vase usurped an 18th century Chinese jade brushwasher – expected to be the star lot – to take pride of place in Sloan’s (15/10 per cent buyer’s premium) Asian Ceramics and Works of Art sale on April 2, Washington DC.
Although the vase was given a modest $3000-5000 estimate, it was no ordinary piece of cloisonné, sig…