Notes on shippo : a sequel to Japanese enamels
Notes on shippo is an 1895 London study by James Lord Bowes, published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, on the Japanese enamel-and-glass technique called shippo, written as a sequel to his earlier work on Japanese enamels for collectors and historians of decorative arts. The plates show the stylised flower and scroll motifs of the work, drawn in clean black line or tonal engraving, with the sprays, rosettes and lobed medallion patterns that a designer could adapt for repeat pattern, tile, or enamel-inspired surface design.
