Caption

Vase, Vase with a thick neck, parted towards the spout. Cloisonné enamel on copper; the spout and foot are enclosed by brass rings. Decorated with doves, flowers lilies, chrysanthemums, sakura, wolfberries, butterflies, dragonflies, kachôga-style bird-and-flower imagery. Japanese, Meiji period, ca. 1870–1880; Nagoya. Vessel. Height 26.5 cm; width 15.5 cm., A rounded vase with a flared rim stands against a plain neutral background, its surface dominated by a bright turquoise-blue field decorated with a stylized white bird with detailed feathering, surrounded by a profusion of floral motifs and leafy vines in red, pink, green, dark blue, and black; the neck and shoulder feature a contrasting band of ornate patterns in red, black, and gold tones with swirling floral and geometric elements, and the base is edged with a narrow metallic rim and a patterned border in brown and gold; the glossy finish produces a subtle reflection of the vase on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_500

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase thick neck parted towards spout Cloisonné enamel copper foot enclosed brass rings Decorated doves flowers lilies chrysanthemums sakura wolfberries butterflies dragonflies kachôga-style bird- -flower imagery Japanese Meiji period ca 1870–1880 Nagoya Vessel Height 26.5 cm width 15.5 cm rounded vase flared rim stands plain neutral background surface dominated bright turquoise-blue field decorated stylized white bird detailed feathering surrounded profusion floral motifs leafy vines red pink green dark blue black neck shoulder feature contrasting band ornate patterns gold tones swirling floral geometric elements base edged narrow metallic rim patterned border brown gold glossy finish produces subtle reflection vase surface beneath .