Caption

Vase, decorated with flowers and lions in satsuma ware; Japanese ceramics with cracklework decoration depicting peonies, chrysanthemums, and plum trees. Meiji period ca. 1870–1880. Vessel: height 26.5 cm; width 17.5 cm; diameter 16.5 cm., An off-white ceramic vase with a flared rim and a rounded body sits against a gray background; the vase features painted floral decorations in shades of red, pink, green, brown, and teal, with a large red flower and a pale pink flower amid green leaves and smaller blossoms, and delicate gold dotted accents scattered across the surface; there are sculpted handles on either side shaped like stylized animal heads in the same off-white with light brown shading, a decorative band with teal and brown motifs around the neck, and a patterned teal and brown border at the base, with the vase casting a faint reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_008

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Rights managed

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77.3Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4502 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase decorated flowers lions satsuma ware Japanese ceramics cracklework decoration depicting peonies chrysanthemums plum trees Meiji period ca 1870–1880 Vessel height 26.5 cm width 17.5 cm diameter 16.5 cm off-white ceramic vase flared rim rounded body sits gray background vase features painted floral decorations shades red pink green brown teal large red flower pale flower green leaves smaller blossoms delicate gold dotted accents scattered across surface sculpted handles side shaped stylized animal heads off-white light brown shading decorative band brown motifs neck patterned teal brown border base vase casting faint reflection surface beneath .