Caption

Vase, Tôritei maker, satsuma, Japanese, decorated with insects, tree trunks, flowers, plant ornaments, birds, peonies, pines, crickets, monkeys, kacho flowers and birds, kachoga iconography, lotuses, irises, grasses, cranes; Meiji period 1868–1912, ca. 1885 Meiji 18; Japan: Kyoto, Awata; ceramic vessel; height 32 cm, width 15 cm., A tall cylindrical ceramic object stands against a plain gray background, its surface predominantly off-white with a slightly aged, creamy tone. The object is decorated with painted natural motifs including green pine foliage, branches in brown, and several birds rendered with white, black, and touches of blue and brown; there are floral clusters in shades of pink, red, and green near the lower portion. A recessed hollow area on the front reveals a small sculpted figure with dark and orange-brown coloring set within a textured cavity. The base edge is irregular and shows some darker beige and brown variations, and the overall piece has fine speckled detailing in brown across its surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_012

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 14.5in x 20.0in / 4338 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Tôritei maker satsuma Japanese decorated insects tree trunks flowers plant ornaments birds peonies pines crickets monkeys kacho flowers kachoga iconography lotuses irises grasses cranes Meiji period 1868–1912 ca 1885 Meiji 18 Japan Kyoto Awata ceramic vessel height 32 cm width 15 cm tall cylindrical ceramic object stands plain gray background surface predominantly off-white slightly aged creamy tone object painted natural motifs green pine foliage branches brown several birds rendered white black touches blue floral clusters shades pink red green near lower portion recessed hollow area front reveals small sculpted figure dark orange-brown coloring set within textured cavity base edge irregular darker beige brown variations piece fine speckled detailing brown across surface.