Caption

Teapot kyûsu with lid;, Cloisonné enamel teapot, ca. 1906–1908 Meiji 39–41, Kyoto, Japan. Height 10.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm. The lid is topped with a stylised lotus flower. Decoration: two reserves on the belly—a plum tree and a bird—plus plants and butterflies; the rest of the background and the cover decorated with a floral tendril. Subjects: birds, plum trees, butterflies, plant motifs., A rounded teapot and a separate lid rest on a reflective surface against a plain grey background. The teapot has a deep blue upper surface with floral motifs in green, white, yellow, and red, and a band of textured, pebble-like patterning in grey and brown around its midsection accented with red and turquoise floral decorations. The handle and spout are dark brown with a subtle scale-like or dotted texture, and the spout tip shows a small area of red. The separate lid echoes the teapot’s colors with blue, red, turquoise, white, and gold decorative patterns and a central metallic, sculpted finial in an aged brass or bronze tone. The reflection of both objects is visible on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_413

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teapot kyûsu lid Cloisonné enamel teapot ca 1906–1908 Meiji 39–41 Kyoto Japan Height 10.0 cm diameter 10.0 cm topped stylised lotus flower Decoration two reserves belly plum tree bird plus plants butterflies rest background cover decorated floral tendril Subjects birds plum trees plant motifs rounded teapot separate reflective surface plain grey background teapot deep blue upper surface floral motifs green white yellow red band textured pebble- patterning grey brown midsection accented turquoise floral decorations handle spout dark brown subtle scale- dotted texture spout tip small area echoes teapot’s colors turquoise gold decorative patterns central metallic sculpted finial aged brass bronze tone reflection objects visible surface .