Caption

Vase, satsuma earthenware, decorated with crackle glaze and painted floral motifs including peonies, chrysanthemums, and plum trees, also featuring lions; Meiji period ca. 1870–1880, Japan; 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 muted gray background; the vase is decorated with hand-painted floral motifs in pink, red, green, and teal, with additional small brown and gold accent dots and fine brushwork; a sculpted lion-head ring handle in a similar off-white tone is attached to the upper body; the neck and base feature patterned bands in teal and beige with repeating geometric and foliate shapes; the vase casts a soft reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_011

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (1.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4502 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase satsuma earthenware decorated crackle glaze painted floral motifs peonies chrysanthemums plum trees also featuring lions Meiji period ca 1870–1880 Japan vessel height 26.5 cm width 17.5 cm diameter 16.5 cm off-white ceramic vase flared rim rounded body sits muted gray background vase hand-painted floral motifs pink red green teal additional small brown gold accent dots fine brushwork sculpted lion-head ring handle off-white tone attached upper body neck base feature patterned bands beige repeating geometric foliate shapes vase casts soft reflection surface beneath .