Caption

Vase with cover, Japanese, Edo period 18th century, imari porcelain vessel decorated with flowers, tree motifs, bamboos, peonies, and karashishi; height 25.5 cm, diameter 16 cm., A lidded porcelain jar with a glossy finish sits against a neutral gray background, predominantly decorated in deep blue and rich red with areas of white and small touches of green and gold. The lid is topped by a white sculpted figure. The body of the jar features ornate floral and wave-like patterns in blue and red, with a white panel on the front containing a botanical scene rendered mainly in red and accented with green and pale gold. The rim and base have banded decorative motifs in the same blue and red palette, and the jar's curved silhouette is reflected faintly on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_360

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.8Mb (1.0Mb) / 13.0in x 20.0in / 3890 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cover Japanese Edo period 18th century imari porcelain vessel decorated flowers tree motifs bamboos peonies karashishi height 25.5 cm diameter 16 cm lidded jar glossy finish sits neutral gray background predominantly decorated deep blue rich red areas white small touches green gold lid topped white sculpted figure body jar features ornate floral wave- patterns blue red white panel front containing botanical scene rendered mainly accented pale gold rim base banded decorative motifs red palette jar's curved silhouette reflected faintly surface beneath .