Caption

Tray, Meiji 1868–1912, Japanese art, Japanese culture; iconography: wisteria, kachôga flowers and birds, pines, moon, fans, bridge; early 20th century Meiji Period, Japan; vessel; height 2.8 cm, diameter 42.0 cm, A round shallow tray with a dark reddish-brown surface and a thin rim shows a decorative scene inlaid with lighter and darker panels; a tall arched dark panel contains a perched small bird among pale pink and cream flowers and leaves, a geometric dark panel above holds pale floral motifs, and a fan-shaped dark panel at the bottom depicts a pale landscape with a moon and stylized plants; surrounding these panels are additional floral and leaf motifs in shades of orange, brown, cream, and dark green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_407

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tray Meiji 1868–1912 Japanese art Japanese culture iconography wisteria kachôga flowers birds pines moon fans bridge early 20th century Meiji Period Japan vessel height 2.8 cm diameter 42.0 cm round shallow tray dark reddish-brown surface thin rim decorative scene inlaid lighter darker panels tall arched dark panel contains perched small bird pale pink cream flowers leaves geometric dark panel holds pale floral motifs fan-shaped dark panel bottom depicts pale landscape stylized plants surrounding panels additional floral leaf motifs shades orange brown cream dark green.