Vase, Tôritei; satsuma; Japanese; decorated with insects, tree trunks, flowers, plant ornaments, birds, peonies, pines, crickets, monkeys, kacho flowers and birds, kachôga iconography, lotuses, irises, grasses, cranes; Meiji period 1868–1912, ca. 1885 Meiji 18; Japan, Kyoto, Awata; vessel; height 32 cm, width 15 cm., A tall cylindrical ceramic vase with an uneven rim and textured surface, decorated with painted natural scenes; the body shows a group of birds in flight and perched among pine-like branches, and a dense cluster of flowering plants and grasses at the lower portion, including blossoms and leafy stems. The painted colors visible include cream as the base color, greens for foliage, reds and pinks for flowers, yellow and purple accents in blossoms, brown and tan tones in branches and some birds, white on some bird plumage, and small touches of black for detailing. The vase has a slightly irregular, handmade appearance with a few raised protrusions on the sides and a scalloped ...
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Vase, Tôritei; satsuma; Japanese; decorated with insects, tree trunks, flowers, plant ornaments, birds, peonies, pines, crickets, monkeys, kacho flowers and birds, kachôga iconography, lotuses, irises, grasses, cranes; Meiji period 1868–1912, ca. 1885 Meiji 18; Japan, Kyoto, Awata; vessel; height 32 cm, width 15 cm., A tall cylindrical ceramic vase with an uneven rim and textured surface, decorated with painted natural scenes; the body shows a group of birds in flight and perched among pine-like branches, and a dense cluster of flowering plants and grasses at the lower portion, including blossoms and leafy stems. The painted colors visible include cream as the base color, greens for foliage, reds and pinks for flowers, yellow and purple accents in blossoms, brown and tan tones in branches and some birds, white on some bird plumage, and small touches of black for detailing. The vase has a slightly irregular, handmade appearance with a few raised protrusions on the sides and a scalloped lower edge, set against a neutral gray background that reflects faintly on the surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Vase Tôritei satsuma Japanese decorated insects tree trunks flowers plant ornaments birds peonies pines crickets monkeys kacho flowers kachôga iconography lotuses irises grasses cranes Meiji period 1868–1912 ca 1885 Meiji 18 Japan Kyoto Awata vessel height 32 cm width 15 cm tall cylindrical ceramic vase uneven rim textured surface painted natural scenes body group flight perched pine- branches dense cluster flowering plants lower portion blossoms leafy stems painted colors visible include cream base color greens foliage reds pinks yellow purple accents brown tan tones white bird plumage small touches black detailing vase slightly irregular handmade appearance raised protrusions sides scalloped lower edge set neutral gray background reflects faintly surface beneath .

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